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Wild Asparagus, Asparagus prostratus, Lus súgach
Photographs: Tramore, Co. Waterford

Wild Asparagus
Asparagus prostratus (Asparagus officinalis subsp. prostratus)
Lus súgach
Family: Lilaceae

Flowering June-August. Perennial. Native.

A low growing / prostrate dioecious perennial with the male and female flowers on separate plants. The small greenish-white flowers are at the base of the branches and the fruit is small red berries. Much branched with many tufts of stiff, often glaucous-green, needle-like leaves (reduced stems). Stems 30-60cm.

Very rare, only found on grassy dunes on the south-east coast of Ireland, often by paths. A protected species (2015) and classed as Endangered in the 2016 Red Data List of Vascular Plants

Wild Asparagus, Asparagus prostratus, Lus súgach

Wild Asparagus, Asparagus prostratus, Lus súgach
Wild Asparagus, Asparagus prostratus (Asparagus officinalis subsp. prostratus), Lus súgach

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