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Asparagus
Asparagus
Asparagus is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Asparagoideae. It comprises up to 300 species. Most are evergreen long-lived perennial plants growing from the understory as lianas, bushes or climbing plants. The best-known species is the edible Asparagus officinalis, commonly referred to as just asparagus. Some other members of the genus, such as Asparagus densiflorus, are grown as ornamental plants.
60 branches of this genus, most-observed first
wild asparagus
speciesAsparagus officinalis
Spiny Asparagus
speciesAsparagus acutifolius
African Asparagus
speciesAsparagus aethiopicus
Sprenger's Asparagus
speciesAsparagus densiflorus
Cape Smilax
speciesAsparagus asparagoides
Common Asparagus Fern
speciesAsparagus setaceus
Climbing asparagus
speciesAsparagus scandens
Redstem Asparagus
speciesAsparagus rubicundus
Mediterranean Asparagus
speciesAsparagus aphyllus
Asparagus albus
speciesAsparagus albus
Wild Asparagus
speciesAsparagus cochinchinensis
Catthorn Asparagus
speciesAsparagus suaveolens
Wild Asparagus
speciesAsparagus capensis
Clusterleaf Asparagus
speciesAsparagus laricinus
Grey Asparagus
speciesAsparagus horridus
Fire Asparagus
speciesAsparagus lignosus
Bush Asparagus
speciesAsparagus africanus
vining asparagus
speciesAsparagus verticillatus
Sicklethorn
speciesAsparagus falcatus
African Broom Asparagus
speciesAsparagus virgatus
Zigzag Asparagus
speciesAsparagus retrofractus
Weeping Asparagus
speciesAsparagus declinatus
Bottlebrush Asparagus
speciesAsparagus racemosus
Wild Asparagus
speciesAsparagus cooperi
Yellow-stem Asparagus
speciesAsparagus flavicaulis
Hardleaf Asparagus
speciesAsparagus striatus
Narrow-sprig Asparagus
speciesAsparagus angusticladus
Ming Asparagus
speciesAsparagus macowanii
Burchells Asparagus
speciesAsparagus burchellii
Asparagus tenuifolius
speciesAsparagus tenuifolius
Asparagus schoberioides
speciesAsparagus schoberioides
Asparagus umbellatus
speciesAsparagus umbellatus
Oval Asparagus
speciesAsparagus ovatus
Wavy-leaf Asparagus
speciesAsparagus undulatus
Grey Asparagus
speciesAsparagus mucronatus
Overberg Asparagus
speciesAsparagus mariae
Manyflower Asparagus
speciesAsparagus multiflorus
prostrate asparagus
speciesAsparagus prostratus
Feather Asparagus
speciesAsparagus exuvialis
Broadleaf Asparagus
speciesAsparagus kraussianus
Spur-hook Asparagus
speciesAsparagus buchananii
Stipule-leaf Asparagus
speciesAsparagus stipulaceus
Twining Asparagus
speciesAsparagus volubilis
Transvaal Asparagus
speciesAsparagus transvaalensis
Asparagus arborescens
speciesAsparagus arborescens
Cluster-shoot Asparagus
speciesAsparagus fasciculatus
Hook-thorn Asparagus
speciesAsparagus pastorianus
Juniper-like Asparagus
speciesAsparagus juniperoides
Thick-stem Asparagus
speciesAsparagus crassicladus
Asparagus burjaticus
speciesAsparagus burjaticus
Asparagus palaestinus
speciesAsparagus palaestinus
Asparagus simulans
speciesAsparagus simulans
Asparagus gobicus
speciesAsparagus gobicus
Desert Asparagus
speciesAsparagus pearsonii
Sandveld Asparagus
speciesAsparagus nelsii
Asparagus plocamoides
speciesAsparagus plocamoides
Asparagus dauricus
speciesAsparagus dauricus
Blue Asparagus
speciesAsparagus glaucus
Asparagus pallasii
speciesAsparagus pallasii
Natal Asparagus
speciesAsparagus natalensis
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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In the old herbals & bestiaries
Notable Commentaries on the History of Plants
Leonhart Fuchs · 1549 · p.89
Commentaries on the Six Books of Pedanius Dioscorides on Medical Matter
Pietro Andrea Mattioli · 1565 · p.648
Commentaries on the Six Books of Pedanius Dioscorides on Medical Matter
Pietro Andrea Mattioli · 1565 · p.647
Latin Herbal with German Synonyms
1484 · p.301
Latin Herbal
1484 · p.273
Herbarius
1485 · p.274
Herbarius latinus (with French synonyms)
1486 · p.275
Herbarius latinus (with Dutch synonyms)
1486 · p.271
Latin Herbal with German Synonyms
1486 · p.274
Ortus sanitatis
1491 · p.497
Garden of Health
Jacob Meydenbach · 1491 · p.495
Herbal of Virtues
1499 · p.273
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 60271.