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Feral Asparagus

Asparagus officinalis

Photo by Machi
Published on Project Noah
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43.6097, -70.218

Field Notes

Description:

Very thick in comparison to the kind you find at the store.

Habitat:

At the edge of a large, grassy field near the ocean

Reference Links:

Asparagus - Wikipedia

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Comments (3)
Graham Monroe
Yes I have eaten some young wild asparagus before and it is delicious.
Machi
The little tips are good... the stalks are very hard and I personally need them to be cooked pretty well.

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BioBlitz, Maine
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PublishedJune 20, 2017

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