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Taxon

Asparagus falcatus L.

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

AcceptedGBIF

Predicted not threatened

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

Asparagus falcatus--So. Africa. KwaZuluNatal. Hluhluwe Game Res. Hilltop Ldg. 30 Sep 03. 058.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

No collection number

September 29, 2003

Location

South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal

-31.006667, 30.177222

Location Remarks

Umtamvuna Nature Reserve, west of Port Edward. Rock outcrop in grassland along the south rim of the gorge.

Collectors

No collectors specified

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Liliopsida

Order

Asparagales

Family

Asparagaceae

Genus

Asparagus

Specific Epithet

falcatus

Authorship

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIF WFO POWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 0.9

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

Threat status

Predicted not threatened

Modelled estimate

EDGE score

0.1

Global rank

#281,471 of 335,497

Top 84%

Extinction probability

10%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →