Photos: Tramore, Co.Waterford |
Wild Asparagus Small greenish-white flowers at base of branches, fruit is small red berry. Dioecious - male and female flowers on separate plants. Much branched with many tufts of stiff, often glaucous-green, needle-like leaves (reduced stems). Growth is usually procumbent, stems 30-60cm. Grassy dunes, often by paths. Very rare, only found on the SE coast of Ireland. Identified by Paul Green |