Asparagus cochinchinensis is a species of flowering plant, sometimes called Chinese asparagus, in the subfamily Asparagoideae of the family Asparagaceae. Its dried roots are used in traditional Chinese medicine and other traditional medicinal systems in Asia.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Wild Asparagus being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Asparagus racemosus
- Asparagus simulans
- Asparagus aethiopicus
- Asparagus densiflorus
- Asparagus ramosissimus
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Liliopsida
- Order
- Asparagales
- Family
- Asparagaceae
- Genus
- Asparagus
- Species
- Asparagus cochinchinensis
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