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Asparagus maritimus is a dense, thorny perennial shrub native to southern Europe and the Mediterranean coast, grown for its edible stems. The key to growing it is full sun, sandy well-drained soil and moisture, and it is a species at risk of extinction in the wild.
Asparagus maritimus is a dense, thorny, shrub of the genus Asparagus that is indigenous to southern Europe and the Mediterranean. It is dioecious, with male and female flowers borne on separate plants.
Asparagus maritimus is an edible plant, the stem is the only edible part of the plant. It grows in sandy soil mainly by the coastal areas of the Mediterranean sea with well-drained soil, moist soil, and full sun. A. maritimus is currently threatened with extinction.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Asparagus maritimus by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
