Asparagus rigidulus / Oobasugikazura オオバスギカズラ

Asparagus rigidulus is a perennial herb that grows 50-100cm tall and is found in sandy soil or on rocks along seacoasts. The stem's lower parts become lignified, and the upper parts incline the vines. Two to six cladodes, 1-2cm long, emerge from the axils in a curved, linear shape, with pointed tips. Flowers, 1-3 in number, put themselves on short peduncles from axils, one or so millimeters long. Dioecious: corollas are light yellow, about 2-3mm long, and have a bell shape. Sap fruit, about 3mm across, matures in vermilion. Bloom time: May-June.