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Asparagaceae Asparagus officinalis | Taxonomy | Flora of the World

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Taxon

Asparagus officinalis L.

Protologue Sp. Pl. 1: 313. 1753 [1 May 1753]BHL page IPNI

AcceptedGBIF

Least Concern

Asparagus officinalis L. belongs to the Asparagaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.

Asparagus officinalis--PA. Longwood Gdns. 25 June 03. 083.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

'Jersey Knight'

June 24, 2003

Location

United States, Pennsylvania (Longwood Gardens)

Location Remarks

1001 Longwood Road, Kennett Square , PA 19348. (See website for detailed directions)

Collectors

No collectors specified

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Liliopsida

Order

Asparagales

Family

Asparagaceae

Genus

Asparagus

Specific Epithet

officinalis

Authorship

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIF WFO POWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 0.0

Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.

Threat status

Least Concern

IUCN Red List

EDGE score

0.0

Global rank

#332,140 of 335,497

Top 99%

Extinction probability

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →