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Asparagus L.
asparagus

       
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R.A. Howard. ©Smithsonian Institution. Courtesy of Smithsonian Institution, Richard A. Howard Photograph Collection. Usage Requirements. Any use of copyrighted images requires notification of the copyright holder.
 
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Asparagus L.

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Distribution:
Asparagus L.

 
Distribution Map Legend

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USA (AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY), USA+ (PR), CAN (AB, BC, LB, MB, NB, NF, NS, ON, PE, QC, SK), FRA (SPM)
 

Related Taxa:
Asparagus L.

View 108 genera in Liliaceae or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.
Distribution of Asparagus africanus Lam.. . Image Available.
Asparagus africanus
African asparagus
Distribution of Asparagus asparagoides (L.) Druce. . Image Available.
Asparagus asparagoides
African asparagus fern
Distribution of Asparagus densiflorus (Kunth) Jessop. . Image Available.
Asparagus densiflorus
Sprenger's asparagus fern
Distribution of Asparagus officinalis L.. . Image Available.
Asparagus officinalis
garden asparagus
Distribution of Asparagus setaceus (Kunth) Jessop. . Image Available.
Asparagus setaceus
common asparagus fern
Plant is native (blue) Native   Plant is introduced Introduced
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Classification:
Asparagus L.

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Liliopsida – Monocotyledons
Subclass Liliidae
Order Liliales
Family Liliaceae – Lily family
Genus Asparagus L. – asparagus
 

More Accounts and Images:
Asparagus L.

View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 42782.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

 
 
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