Haryana Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Haryana (India)
Designed & Developed by Bioinformatics Centre,Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Asparagaceae | Genus: Asparagus | Species: Asparagus adscendens Roxb.( सतावरी, सफ़ेद मूसली ) |
Habit |
Leaf |
Flower |
Fruit |
Bark |
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| Synonym | Protasparagus adscendens (Roxb.) Kamble | Flower Color | White |
| Common Name | Shatawari, Safed musli, Shatavar, Shatamuli, Sahasrapal, Sainsarbuti | Flower Type | Raceme |
| English / Trade Name | Asparagus. | Flowering Period | July-Sept |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Satawari, Safed musli | Fruiting Period | Oct-Dec |
| Altitude | up to 2000 m | Fruit Type | Berry |
| Habit | Shrub | Fruit Details | Fruit a berries globose or ovoid, green or red. |
| Habitat | Miscellaneous and Oak-forests. | Bark Type | Prickly |
| Distribution | Submontane to montane NW Himalaya; Afghanistan. | Bark Details | prickly |
| Distribution in Haryana | Morni-Pinjore, Yamuna Nagar | Origin | Native |
| Leaf Type | Needle-like | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Alternate (leaves born singly along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Lence shaped | ||
| Description of Species | Straggling or suberect, undershrubs or shrubs, with fusiform tuberous roots; stem pale-green, glabrous; spines straight, with woody base. Cladodes in tuft of 6-20, erect, terete, acute. Flowers 2-sexual, white, racemes, forming terminal panicles. Tepals 6, near | Leaf Details | Cladodes in tuft of 6-20, erect, terete, acute. |
