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'''''Asparagus racemosus''''' ('''Satavar''', '''Shatavari''', or '''Shatamull''') is a creeper, 1 to 2 meters tall, that is common throughout [[India]] and the [[Himalaya]]s. It prefers to take root in gravelly, rocky soils, high up in piedmont plains (1,300 - 1,400 meters elev.).<ref name=rf>http://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/faminefoods/ff_families/liliaceae.html</ref><br />
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Satavar has odd little [[Pine needle|pine-needle]]-like [[leaf|leaves]] that are uniform, and shiny green. In July it has minute, white [[flower]]s on short, spiky [[Plant stem|stem]]s, and in September it [[fruit]]s blackish-purple, globular [[berry|berries]].<ref name=hci/><br />
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It has an [[adventitious|adventitious root system]] with [[tuber|tuberous roots]] that measure about 1 meter in length, tapering at both ends, and may, for each plant number roughly a hundred.<ref name=hci/><br />
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==Cultivation==<br />
Perennial growing to 7m.{{pfaf}}<br />
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It is hardy to zone 9 and is frost tender. It is in flower from July to August. The flowers are hermaphrodite (have both male and female organs) and are pollinated by Bees.<br />
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The plant prefers light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils and requires well-drained soil. The plant prefers acid, neutral and basic (alkaline) soils. It can grow in semi-shade (light woodland) or no shade. It requires dry or moist soil.{{wp}}<br />
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Easily grown in any good garden soil[200]. Prefers a rich sandy loam[1]. This species is not very frost-hardy and generally needs to be grown in a frost-free or fairly frost-free climate[200, 238]. It can be grown as a half-hardy perennial in areas where the winter is too cold for it to survive outdoors. The tubers are harvested in the autumn, stored in a cool frost-free place and replanted in the spring[238]. The rots of this species are commonly collected from the wild for medicinal use. Overcollection in some areas of its range are causing conservation concerns[272]. Dioecious. Male and female plants must be grown if seed is required.{{pfaf}}<br />
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===Propagation===<br />
Seed - pre-soak for 12 hours in warm water and then sow in spring or as soon as the seed is ripe in early autumn in a greenhouse. It usually germinates in 3 - 6 weeks at 25°c[134]. Prick out the seedlings into individual pots when they are large enough to handle and grow them on in a sunny position in the greenhouse for their first winter. Plant them out into their permanent positions in late spring or early summer[K]. Division in early spring as the plant comes into growth.<br />
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*[http://www.pfaf.org/database/plants.php?Asparagus+racemosus Plants for a Future] - creative commons text incorporated<br />
<!--- xxxxx *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381 --><br />
<!--- xxxxx *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432 --><br />
<!--- xxxxx *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608 --><br />
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