− | Asparagus lucidus, Lindl. Semi-woody climber, 6-10 ft., few main branches: roots tuberous, 2-6 in. long: cladodes 3-5, flat curved linear about 1 in. long: lf.-scale on main st. with a short spine: fls. small, white, 1-4, in axils with cladodes: berries pink or white, ¼ in. diam. China, Japan and Formosa. A.G. 13:78.—Probably hardy in most of U. S. Tubers edible. | + | Asparagus lucidus, Lindl. Semi-woody climber, 6-10 ft., few main branches: roots tuberous, 2-6 in. long: cladodes 3-5, flat curved linear about 1 in. long: lf.-scale on main st. with a short spine: fls. small, white, 1-4, in axils with cladodes: berries pink or white, ¼ in. diam. China, Japan and Formosa.—Probably hardy in most of U. S. Tubers edible. |