1113.000 Asparagus L.

MYRSIPHYLLUM Willd.

PROTASPARAGUS Oberm.

Description of the genus

Description as for the family

Worldwide: 130-140 species, in the Old World excluding Australasia

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Species	Links to maps	FZ divisions	Content
africanus Lam. var. africanus	Altitude Rainfall Geology	N,W,C,E,S	Description, Image
africanus Lam. var. puberulus (Baker) Sebsebe	Altitude Rainfall Geology	N,C,E,S
asparagoides (L.) Wight	Altitude Rainfall Geology	N,C,E,S	Description, Image
aspergillus Jessop	Altitude Rainfall Geology	N,W,C,S
buchananii Baker	Altitude Rainfall Geology	W,S
chimanimaniensis Sebsebe	Altitude Rainfall Geology	E
divaricatus (Oberm.) Fellingham & N.L. Mey.	Altitude Rainfall Geology	E
edulis (Oberm.) Fellingham & N.L. Mey.	Altitude Rainfall Geology	W,E
exuvialis Burch.	Altitude Rainfall Geology	W,S
falcatus L. var. falcatus	Altitude Rainfall Geology	E,S	Description, Image
flagellaris (Kunth) Baker	Altitude Rainfall Geology	W
flavicaulis (Oberm.) Fellingham & N.L. Mey. subsp. flavicaulis	Altitude Rainfall Geology	C
laricinus Burch.	Altitude Rainfall Geology	N,W,C,E,S	Description, Image
longicladus N.E. Br.	Altitude Rainfall Geology	W
nodulosus (Oberm.) Fellingham & N.L. Mey.	Altitude Rainfall Geology
pendulus (Oberm.) Fellingham & N.L. Mey.	Altitude Rainfall Geology	N,W
racemosus Willd.	Altitude Rainfall Geology	C
schroederi Engl.	Altitude Rainfall Geology	N,W,C,S
setaceus (Kunth) Jessop	Altitude Rainfall Geology	N,C,E,S	Description, Image
suaveolens Burch.	Altitude Rainfall Geology	W,C,S
virgatus Baker	Altitude Rainfall Geology	C,E,S	Description, Image

Other sources of information about Asparagus:

Flora of Zimbabwe: cultivated Asparagus page
Flora of Mozambique: Asparagus
ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): Asparagus
Flora Zambesiaca web site: Asparagus
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Asparagus
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Asparagus
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Asparagus
Kew Monocotyledon checklist: Asparagus