Vasilis Teodoridis:
Liliaceae | Asparagus
11. Asparagus myriacanthus F. T. Wang & S. C. Chen in S. C. Chen; Acta Phytotax. Sin. 16(1): 92. 1978.
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Subshrubs dioecious. Roots ca. 3 mm thick; rather slender. Stems slightly diffuse or climbing; 1--2 m; densely striate-ridged; branches angled. Cladodes in fascicles of (3--)6--14; 0.6--2 cm x 0.5--1 mm; acutely 3-angled. Leaf spur spinescent; spine nearly straight; 4.5--8 mm on main stems; 2.5--5 mm on branches; woody; sharp. Inflorescences developing with cladodes. Male flowers: in clusters of 2--4; pedicel 1.5--2.5 mm; articulate above middle; perianth yellowish green; campanulate; 1.5--2.5 mm; filaments adnate to perianth segments for ca. 1/2 their length. Berry 5--6 mm in diam.; 2- or 3-seeded. Fl. May; fr. Sep.
* Thickets; open slopes; sandy banks; 2100--3100 m. SE Xizang; NW Yunnan.