Asparagus verticillatus, L.

Tutin, T. G., Heywood, V. H., Burges, N. A., Moore, D. M., Valentine, D. H., Walters, S. M. & Webb, D. A., 1980, Flora Europaea. Volume 5. Alismataceae to Orchidaceae (Monocotyledones), Cambridge: Cambridge University Press : 72

6. A. verticillatus L. , Sp. Pl. ed. 2, 450 (1762).

Stem up to 250 cm. Branches patent or deflexed, strongly sulcate, smooth to papillose. Cladodes (10-)20-50(-60) x 0-5-1-2 mm, in fascicles of (l-)10-20(-30), strongly triquetrous, papillose on the margins. Pedicels 1- 5—5 mm. Nodes with (l-)2-10(-20) flowers mixed with the cladodes. Perianth-segments 2-3-5 mm. Berry 5 -5-8 mm, black, with 1-3 seeds. S.E. Europe. Bu Gr Ju Rm Rs (W, K, E) Tu.

In populations from the Balkan peninsula the stems, branches and cladodes are covered with longish cartilaginous papillae.