• Photo taken Locality: Greece, Crete, Lasithi, Nofalias
  • Photo taken by:
    Avramakis, M.
  • Photo taken date:
    March 2013
Prickly Asparagus
Plants
Plants

Photo of flowers of Prickly Asparagus, Asparagus aphyllus, in Crete, Greece. These plants reduce their leaves to scales, and their function is taken over by leaf-like stems called cladodes. Its edible young stems are harvested for eating.

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