Photographs: Tramore, Co. Waterford

Wild Asparagus Asparagus prostratus (Asparagus officinalis subsp. prostratus) Lus súgach Family: Lilaceae Flowering June-August. Perennial. Native. A low growing / prostrate dioecious perennial with the male and female flowers on separate plants. The small greenish-white flowers are at the base of the branches and the fruit is small red berries. Much branched with many tufts of stiff, often glaucous-green, needle-like leaves (reduced stems). Stems 30-60cm. Very rare, only found on grassy dunes on the south-east coast of Ireland, often by paths. A protected species (2015) and classed as Endangered in the 2016 Red Data List of Vascular Plants

Wild Asparagus, Asparagus prostratus (Asparagus officinalis subsp. prostratus), Lus súgach