Geitonoplesium cymosum
Encyclopedia
Scrambling lily, Geitonoplesium cymosum, is a vine that grows in rainforest, sclerophyll forest and woodland, in eastern Australia
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The leaves are variable, usually narrow-lanceolate to linear, usually 2–10 cm long and 3–25 mm wide. Both surfaces of leaves are glossy, with the midvein prominent and raised on upper surface.
The flowers are mauve to white, followed by globose berries, 1-2 cm diam., containing numerous black seeds.
and have a pleasant beany-like flavor. Uncommon in cultivation.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
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The leaves are variable, usually narrow-lanceolate to linear, usually 2–10 cm long and 3–25 mm wide. Both surfaces of leaves are glossy, with the midvein prominent and raised on upper surface.
The flowers are mauve to white, followed by globose berries, 1-2 cm diam., containing numerous black seeds.
Uses
The shoots are harvested and eaten like asparagusAsparagus
Asparagus officinalis is a spring vegetable, a flowering perennialplant species in the genus Asparagus. It was once classified in the lily family, like its Allium cousins, onions and garlic, but the Liliaceae have been split and the onion-like plants are now in the family Amaryllidaceae and...
and have a pleasant beany-like flavor. Uncommon in cultivation.