Taxon: Asparagus prostratus Dumort.

• the 1 historical accession(s) associated with this name.
• Check PlantSearch database of Botanic Gardens Conservation International for possible non-NPGS germplasm.

Common names:

• wild asparagus   (Source: Bot J Linn Soc 137.) – English
  

Economic importance:

• Gene sources: secondary genetic relative of asparagus   (based on affinities and ploidy level fide Ann Appl Biol 153:237. 2008)
  

Distributional range:

• EUROPE
  Northern Europe: Ireland [s.e.]; United Kingdom - England [s.], Wales
  Middle Europe: Belgium [n.]; Germany [n.w.]; Netherlands [n.]
  Southwestern Europe: France [n. & w.]; Spain [n.]

References:

• Castro, P. et al. 2013. Assessment of genetic diversity and phylogenetic relationships in Asparagus species related to Asparagus officinalis. Genet. Resources Crop Evol. 60:1275–1288.
• Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource). [= Asparagus officinalis subsp. prostratus (Dumort.) Corb.].
• González Castañón, M. L. & A. Falavigna. 2008. Asparagus germplasm and interspecific hybridization. Acta Hort. 776:325. [mentions].
• Kay, Q. O. N. et al. 2001. Taxonomy of the western European endemic Asparagus prostratus (A. officinalis subsp. prostratus) (Asparagaceae). Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 137:127–137.
• Moreno, R. et al. 2008. Origin of tetraploid cultivated Asparagus landraces inferred from nuclear ribosomal DNA internal transcribed spacer's polymorphisms. Ann. Appl. Biol. 153:233–241.
• Rich, T. C. G. et al. 2002. Distribution and population sizes of Asparagus prostratus Dumort., wild asparagus, in Britain. Watsonia 24:183–192.
• Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964–1980. Flora europaea. [= Asparagus officinalis subsp. prostratus (Dumort.) Corb.].

More:

Search AGRICOLA article citation database for citations referencing Asparagus prostratus.

Search NCBI's Entrez search engine for PubMed citations referencing Asparagus prostratus.

Search Biodiversity Heritage Library for historical publications referencing Asparagus prostratus.

Synonyms:

• (≡) Asparagus officinalis subsp. prostratus (Dumort.) Corb.
  (previously associated with 1 accession)
• (≡) Asparagus officinalis var. prostratus (Dumort.) Baker
  (previously associated with 1 accession)

Check other web resources for Asparagus prostratus Dumort.:

• Flora Europaea: Database of European Plants (ESFEDS)
• ePIC: Electronic Plant Information Centre of Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
• AGRICOLA: Article Citation Database or NAL Catalog of USDA's National Agricultural Library
• Entrez: NCBI's search engine for PubMed citations, GenBank sequences, etc.

Check other web resources for images:

• PlantSystematics.org
• Note: Be advised that their identity may be inaccurate. Proper identification of a plant may require specialized taxonomic knowledge or comparison with properly documented herbarium material.

Abbreviations & symbols in GRIN Taxonomy

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