Asparagus trichophyllus Bunge

Herbs dioecious. Roots rather slender. Stems suberect, strongly flexuous distally, 60--100 cm, sometimes sparsely cartilaginous denticulate; branches strongly reflexed basally, ascending distally; branchlets ± cartilaginous denticulate. Cladodes in fascicles of 5--8, usually appressed to branches, filiform, 0.7--1.8 cm × ca. 0.3 mm, irregularly grooved. Leaf spur slightly spinescent; spine 1--3 mm on main stems, indistinct on branches. Inflorescences developing after cladodes. Flowers of both sexes paired; pedicel 1.2--1.6 cm. Male flowers: perianth yellowish green, usually tinged with pale purple, campanulate, 6--8 mm; filaments adnate to perianth segments for ca. 1/2 their length. Female flowers: perianth 2.5--3.5 mm. Berry 6--7 mm in diam., 3--5-seeded. Fl. May, fr. Jul--Sep. 2 n = 30*.

Hebei, Liaoning, Nei Mongol, Shanxi [Mongolia, Russia (E Siberia)].

Grassy slopes, roadsides, field margins, waste lands; near sea level to 2100 m.

Asparagus trichophyllus là một loài thực vật có hoa trong họ Măng tây. Loài này được Bunge mô tả khoa học đầu tiên năm 1833.

曲枝天门冬（学名：Asparagus trichophyllus）是天门冬科天门冬属的植物。分布于中国大陆的内蒙古、山西、辽宁、河北等地，生长于海拔400米至2,100米的地区，一般生于田边、路旁、山地以及荒地上，目前尚未由人工引种栽培。