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Wild Asparagus (Asparagus officinalis) is the same species as cultivated asparagus. The plant has escaped cultivation and can now be found growing in riverbanks and seashores that receive full to partial sun. Being a perennial, the plant will re-grow in the same spot year after year.
Shoots that look like store-bought asparagus appear in early spring. The shoots become branched plants with feathery foliage in the summer. The female plants produce bright red, poisonous berries.
Asparagus shoots can be used in the spring the same way one would use store-bought asparagus.
Summer-fall is a great time to spot the asparagus plants to re-visit in the spring.
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Written by Amy Demers, founder of the Connecticut Foraging Club. To learn more about foraging in Connecticut, check out our upcoming classes.
