Israel native plants: Prickly Asparagus
Asparagus aphyllus, Prickly Asparagus,
Hebrew: אספרג החורש, Arabic: شرحلا نويل Heleewan Al-Harsh
| Scientific name: | Asparagus aphyllus L. | |
| Common name: | Prickly Asparagus | |
| Hebrew name: | אספרג החורש | |
| Arabic name: | شرحلا نويل Heleewan Al-Harsh | |
| Family: | Liliaceae, שושניים |
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| Life form: | Chamaephyte (subshrub) | |
| Spinescence: | Stems | |
| Stems: | Tough stems, sometimes woody | |
| Leaves: | Alternate, scale | |
| Flowers: | Yellow | |
| Fruits / pods: | Berries from 7 to 8 mm, black at maturity, containing 1 to 3 seeds | |
| Flowering Period: | September, October, November | |
| Habitat: | Mediterranean maquis and forest | |
| Distribution: | Mediterranean Woodlands and Shrublands, Semi-steppe shrublands | |
| Chorotype: | Mediterranean | |
| Summer shedding: | Perennating |
 Derivation of the botanical name: Asparagus; an ancient Greek name for the plant.
aphyllus, a, α-, “not, without, less”; phyllon, φυλλον, “leaf, foliage”; leafless.
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