Asparagus retrofractus

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Read about Asparagus retrofractus in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Asparagus retrofractus, Linn. (A. retrofractus arboreus, Hort.). Sts. slender (6 or more ft.), becoming woody and gray, scarcely climbing, zigzag, the branches wiry." cladodes in close clusters, green, filiform, about 1 in. long: If.-scale bases spiny: fls. in umbels, small, white: berry small, nearly globose, 1-seeded. S. Afr. Gn. 59:111. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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References

• Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963

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