Genus: Asparagus L.

Also sometimes placed in: Liliaceae

List of Species Records in GRIN.

References for genus:

• Fellingham, A. C. & N. L. Meyer. 1995. New combinations and a complete list of Asparagus species in southern Africa (Asparagaceae). Bothalia 25:205–209.
  
• Kubota, S. et al. 2012. Molecular phylogeny of the genus Asparagus (Asparagaceae) explains interspecific crossability between the garden asparagus (A. officinalis) and other Asparagus species. Theor. Appl. Genet. 124:345–354.
  

More:

KBD: Kew Bibliographic Databases of Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Note: Log on to KBD for better access.

Synonyms (=), probable synonyms (=~), and possible synonyms (~) for genus:

• (= ) Asparagopsis Kunth
• (= ) Elachanthera F. Muell.
• (=~) Myrsiphyllum Willd.
• (=~) Protasparagus Oberm.

Check other nomenclature databases for Asparagus:

• ING: Index Nominum Genericorum
• NCU-3e: Names in Current Use for Extant Plant Genera

Images:

• Seed (Asparagus officinalis): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
• Seeds (Asparagus officinalis): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
• Seeds or fruits (Asparagus officinalis): Seed ID Workshop image, from Department of Horticulture and Crop Science, Ohio State University

More:

• Check PlantSystematics.org
• Check H. D. Wilson's Vascular Plant Image Library (Texas A. & M. University)

Abbreviations & symbols in GRIN Taxonomy

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