Species of flowering plant in the family Asparagaceae
"Wild asparagus" redirects here. For the band, see Wild Asparagus. For other uses, see Asparagus (disambiguation).
Asparagus
A bundle of cultivated asparagus
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
Clade:
Tracheophytes
Clade:
Angiosperms
Clade:
Monocots
Order:
Asparagales
Family:
Asparagaceae
Subfamily:
Asparagoideae
Genus:
Asparagus
Species:
A. officinalis
Binomial name
Asparagus officinalis
L.
Synonyms[2]
List
Asparagus altilis (L.) Asch.
Asparagus caspius Schult. & Schult.f.
Asparagus esculentus Salisb.
Asparagus fiori Sennen
Asparagus hedecarpus Andrews ex Baker"
Asparagus hortensis Mill. ex Baker
Asparagus littoralis Steven
Asparagus oxycarpus Steven
Asparagus paragus Gueldenst. ex Ledeb.
Asparagus polyphyllus Steven ex Ledeb.
Asparagus sativus Mill.
Asparagus setiformis Krylov
Asparagus vulgaris Gueldenst. ex Ledeb.
Asparagus (Asparagus officinalis) is a perennial flowering plant species in the genus Asparagus native to Eurasia. Widely cultivated as a vegetable crop, its young shoots are used as a spring vegetable.
^Kell, S.P.; Rhodes, L.; Maxted, N. (2016). "Asparagus officinalis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T176377A19392993. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T176377A19392993.en. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
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