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Asparagus

The genus Asparagus is in the family Asparagaceae in the major group Angiosperms (Flowering plants).

Statistics are at the end of the page.

Species in Asparagus

See "Status", "Confidence level", "Source" for definitions.

Name Status Confi­dence level Source
Asparagus acicularis F.T.Wang & S.C.Chen Accepted H WCSP
Asparagus acocksii Jessop Accepted H WCSP
Asparagus acutifolius L. Accepted H WCSP
Asparagus adscendens Roxb. Accepted H WCSP
Asparagus aethiopicus L. Accepted H WCSP
Asparagus africanus Lam. Accepted H WCSP
Asparagus aggregatus (Oberm.) Fellingham & N.L.Mey. Accepted H WCSP
Asparagus albus L. Accepted H WCSP
Asparagus alopecurus (Oberm.) Malcomber & Sebsebe Accepted H WCSP
Asparagus altiscandens Engl. & Gilg Accepted H WCSP
Asparagus altissimus Munby Accepted H WCSP
Asparagus angulofractus Iljin Accepted H WCSP
Asparagus angusticladus (Jessop) J.-P.Lebrun & Stork Accepted H WCSP
Asparagus aphyllus L. Accepted H WCSP
Asparagus arborescens Willd. ex Schult. & Schult.f. Accepted H WCSP
Asparagus aridicola Sebsebe Accepted H WCSP
Asparagus asiaticus L. Accepted H WCSP
Asparagus asparagoides (L.) Druce Accepted H WCSP
Asparagus aspergillus Jessop Accepted H WCSP
Asparagus baumii Engl. & Gilg. Accepted H WCSP
Asparagus bayeri (Oberm.) Fellingham & N.L.Mey. Accepted H WCSP
Asparagus benguellensis Baker Accepted H WCSP
Asparagus bequaertii De Wild. Accepted H WCSP
Asparagus biflorus (Oberm.) Fellingham & N.L.Mey. Accepted H WCSP
Asparagus botschantzevii Vlassova Accepted H WCSP
Asparagus botswanicus Sebsebe Accepted H WCSP
Asparagus brachiatus Thulin Accepted H WCSP
Asparagus brachyphyllus Turcz. Accepted H WCSP
Asparagus breslerianus Schult. & Schult.f. Accepted H WCSP
Asparagus buchananii Baker Accepted H WCSP
Asparagus bucharicus Iljin Accepted H WCSP
Asparagus burchellii Baker Accepted H WCSP
Asparagus burjaticus Peschkova Accepted H WCSP
Asparagus calcicola H.Perrier Accepted H WCSP
Asparagus capensis L. Accepted H WCSP
Asparagus capitatus Baker Accepted H WCSP
Asparagus chimanimanensis Sebsebe Accepted H WCSP
Asparagus clareae (Oberm.) Fellingham & N.L.Mey. Accepted H WCSP
Asparagus cochinchinensis (Lour.) Merr. Accepted H WCSP
Asparagus coddii (Oberm.) Fellingham & N.L.Mey. Accepted H WCSP
Asparagus concinnus (Baker) Kies Accepted H WCSP
Asparagus confertus K.Krause Accepted H WCSP
Asparagus coodei P.H.Davis Accepted H WCSP
Asparagus crassicladus Jessop Accepted H WCSP
Asparagus curillus Buch.-Ham. ex Roxb. Accepted H WCSP
Asparagus dauricus Fisch. ex Link Accepted H WCSP
Asparagus declinatus L. Accepted H WCSP
Asparagus deflexus Baker Accepted H WCSP
Asparagus densiflorus (Kunth) Jessop Accepted H WCSP
Asparagus denudatus (Kunth) Baker Accepted H WCSP
Asparagus devenishii (Oberm.) Fellingham & N.L.Mey. Accepted H WCSP
Asparagus divaricatus (Oberm.) Fellingham & N.L.Mey. Accepted H WCSP
Asparagus drepanophyllus Welw. ex Baker Accepted H WCSP
Asparagus duchesnei L.Linden Accepted H WCSP
Asparagus dumosus Baker Accepted H WCSP
Asparagus edulis (Oberm.) J.-P.Lebrun & Stork Accepted H WCSP
Asparagus elephantinus S.M.Burrows Accepted H WCSP
Asparagus equisetoides Welw. ex Baker Accepted H WCSP
Asparagus exsertus (Oberm.) Fellingham & N.L.Mey. Accepted H WCSP
Asparagus exuvialis Burch. Accepted H WCSP
Asparagus falcatus L. Accepted H WCSP
Asparagus fallax Svent. Accepted H WCSP
Asparagus fasciculatus Thunb. Accepted H WCSP
Asparagus faulkneri Sebsebe Accepted H WCSP
Asparagus ferganensis Vved. Accepted H WCSP
Asparagus filicinus Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don Accepted H WCSP
Asparagus filicladus (Oberm.) Fellingham & N.L.Mey. Accepted H WCSP
Asparagus filifolius Bertol. Accepted H WCSP
Asparagus flagellaris (Kunth) Baker Accepted H WCSP
Asparagus flavicaulis (Oberm.) Fellingham & N.L.Mey. Accepted H WCSP
Asparagus fouriei (Oberm.) Fellingham & N.L.Mey. Accepted H WCSP
Asparagus fractiflexus (Oberm.) Fellingham & N.L.Mey. Accepted H WCSP
Asparagus fysonii J.F.Macbr. Accepted H WCSP
Asparagus gharoensis Blatt. Accepted H WCSP
Asparagus glaucus Kies Accepted H WCSP
Asparagus gobicus N.A.Ivanova ex Grubov Accepted H WCSP
Asparagus gonoclados Baker Accepted H WCSP
Asparagus graniticus (Oberm.) Fellingham & N.L.Mey. Accepted H WCSP
Asparagus greveanus H.Perrier Accepted H WCSP
Asparagus griffithii Baker Accepted H WCSP
Asparagus gypsaceus Vved. Accepted H WCSP
Asparagus hajrae Kamble Accepted H WCSP
Asparagus hirsutus S.M.Burrows Accepted H WCSP
Asparagus homblei De Wild. Accepted H WCSP
Asparagus horridus L. Accepted H WCSP
Asparagus humilis Engl. Accepted H WCSP
Asparagus inderiensis Blume ex Ledeb. Accepted H WCSP
Asparagus intricatus (Oberm.) Fellingham & N.L.Mey. Accepted H WCSP
Asparagus juniperoides Engl. Accepted H WCSP
Asparagus kaessneri De Wild. Accepted H WCSP
Asparagus kansuensis F.T.Wang & Tang ex S.C.Chen Accepted H WCSP
Asparagus katangensis De Wild. & T.Durand Accepted H WCSP
Asparagus kiusianus Makino Accepted H WCSP
Asparagus kraussianus (Kunth) J.F.Macbr. Accepted H WCSP
Asparagus krebsianus (Kunth) Jessop Accepted H WCSP
Asparagus laevissimus Steud. ex Baker Accepted H WCSP
Asparagus laricinus Burch. Accepted H WCSP
Asparagus lecardii De Wild. Accepted H WCSP
Asparagus ledebourii Miscz. Accepted H WCSP
Asparagus leptocladodius Chiov. Accepted H WCSP
Asparagus lignosus Burm.f. Accepted H WCSP
Asparagus longicladus N.E.Br. Accepted H WCSP
Asparagus longiflorus Franch. Accepted H WCSP
Asparagus longipes Baker Accepted H WCSP
Asparagus lycaonicus P.H.Davis Accepted H WCSP
Asparagus lycicus P.H.Davis Accepted H WCSP
Asparagus lycopodineus (Baker) F.T.Wang & Tang Accepted H WCSP
Asparagus lynetteae (Oberm.) Fellingham & N.L.Mey. Accepted H WCSP
Asparagus macowanii Baker Accepted H WCSP
Asparagus madecassus H.Perrier Accepted H WCSP
Asparagus mahafalensis H.Perrier Accepted H WCSP
Asparagus mairei H.Lév. Accepted H WCSP
Asparagus mariae (Oberm.) Fellingham & N.L.Mey. Accepted H WCSP
Asparagus maritimus (L.) Mill. Accepted H WCSP
Asparagus meioclados H.Lév. Accepted H WCSP
Asparagus merkeri K.Krause Accepted H WCSP
Asparagus microraphis (Kunth) Baker Accepted H WCSP
Asparagus migeodii Sebsebe Accepted H WCSP
Asparagus minutiflorus (Kunth) Baker Accepted H WCSP
Asparagus mollis (Oberm.) Fellingham & N.L.Mey. Accepted H WCSP
Asparagus monophyllus Baker Accepted H WCSP
Asparagus mozambicus Kunth Accepted H WCSP
Asparagus mucronatus Jessop Accepted H WCSP
Asparagus multituberosus R.A.Dyer Accepted H WCSP
Asparagus munitus F.T.Wang & S.C.Chen Accepted H WCSP
Asparagus myriacanthus F.T.Wang & S.C.Chen Accepted H WCSP
Asparagus natalensis (Baker) J.-P.Lebrun & Stork Accepted H WCSP
Asparagus neglectus Kar. & Kir. Accepted H WCSP
Asparagus nelsii Schinz Accepted H WCSP
Asparagus nesiotes Svent. Accepted H WCSP
Asparagus nodulosus (Oberm.) J.-P.Lebrun & Stork Accepted H WCSP
Asparagus officinalis L. Accepted H WCSP
Asparagus oligoclonos Maxim. Accepted H WCSP
Asparagus oliveri (Oberm.) Fellingham & N.L.Mey. Accepted H WCSP
Asparagus ovatus T.M.Salter Accepted H WCSP
Asparagus oxyacanthus Baker Accepted H WCSP
Asparagus pachyrrhizus N.A.Ivanova ex N.V.Vlassova Accepted H WCSP
Asparagus palaestinus Baker Accepted H WCSP
Asparagus pallasii Miscz. Accepted H WCSP
Asparagus pastorianus Webb & Berthel. Accepted H WCSP
Asparagus pearsonii Kies Accepted H WCSP
Asparagus pendulus (Oberm.) J.-P.Lebrun & Stork Accepted H WCSP
Asparagus penicillatus H.Hara Accepted H WCSP
Asparagus persicus Baker Accepted H WCSP
Asparagus petersianus Kunth Accepted H WCSP
Asparagus plocamoides Webb ex Svent. Accepted H WCSP
Asparagus poissonii H.Perrier Accepted H WCSP
Asparagus przewalskyi N.A.Ivanova ex Grubov & T.V.Egorova Accepted H WCSP
Asparagus pseudoscaber Grecescu Accepted H WCSP
Asparagus psilurus Welw. ex Baker Accepted H WCSP
Asparagus punjabensis J.L.Stewart Accepted H WCSP
Asparagus pygmaeus Makino Accepted H WCSP
Asparagus racemosus Willd. Accepted H WCSP
Asparagus radiatus Sebsebe Accepted H WCSP
Asparagus ramosissimus Baker Accepted H WCSP
Asparagus recurvispinus (Oberm.) Fellingham & N.L.Mey. Accepted H WCSP
Asparagus retrofractus L. Accepted H WCSP
Asparagus richardsiae Sebsebe Accepted H WCSP
Asparagus rigidus Jessop Accepted H WCSP
Asparagus ritschardii De Wild. Accepted H WCSP
Asparagus rogersii R.E.Fr. Accepted H WCSP
Asparagus rottleri Baker Accepted H WCSP
Asparagus rubicundus P.J.Bergius Accepted H WCSP
Asparagus rubricaulis (Kunth) Baker Accepted H WCSP
Asparagus sapinii De Wild. Accepted H WCSP
Asparagus sarmentosus L. Accepted H WCSP
Asparagus saundersiae Baker Accepted H WCSP
Asparagus scaberulus A.Rich. Accepted H WCSP
Asparagus scandens Thunb. Accepted H WCSP
Asparagus schoberioides Kunth Accepted H WCSP
Asparagus schroederi Engl. Accepted H WCSP
Asparagus schumanianus Schltr. ex H.Perrier Accepted H WCSP
Asparagus scoparius Lowe Accepted H WCSP
Asparagus sekukuniensis (Oberm.) Fellingham & N.L.Mey. Accepted H WCSP
Asparagus setaceus (Kunth) Jessop Accepted H WCSP
Asparagus sichuanicus S.C.Chen & D.Q.Liu Accepted H WCSP
Asparagus simulans Baker Accepted H WCSP
Asparagus spinescens Steud. ex Schult. & Schult.f. Accepted H WCSP
Asparagus squarrosus J.A.Schmidt Accepted H WCSP
Asparagus stachyphyllus H.Lév. & Vaniot Accepted H WCSP
Asparagus stellatus Baker Accepted H WCSP
Asparagus stipulaceus Lam. Accepted H WCSP
Asparagus striatus (L.f.) Thunb. Accepted H WCSP
Asparagus suaveolens Burch. Accepted H WCSP
Asparagus subfalcatus De Wild. Accepted H WCSP
Asparagus subscandens F.T.Wang & S.C.Chen Accepted H WCSP
Asparagus subulatus Thunb. Accepted H WCSP
Asparagus sylvicola S.M.Burrows Accepted H WCSP
Asparagus taliensis F.T.Wang & Tang ex S.C.Chen Accepted H WCSP
Asparagus tamariscinus N.A.Ivanova ex Grubov Accepted H WCSP
Asparagus tenuifolius Lam. Accepted H WCSP
Asparagus tibeticus F.T.Wang & S.C.Chen Accepted H WCSP
Asparagus transvaalensis (Oberm.) Fellingham & N.L.Mey. Accepted H WCSP
Asparagus trichoclados (F.T.Wang & Tang) F.T.Wang & S.C.Chen Accepted H WCSP
Asparagus trichophyllus Bunge Accepted H WCSP
Asparagus turkestanicus Popov Accepted H WCSP
Asparagus uhligii K.Krause Accepted H WCSP
Asparagus umbellatus Link Accepted H WCSP
Asparagus umbellulatus Bresler Accepted H WCSP
Asparagus undulatus (L.f.) Thunb. Accepted H WCSP
Asparagus usambarensis Sebsebe Accepted H WCSP
Asparagus vaginellatus Bojer ex Baker Accepted H WCSP
Asparagus verticillatus L. Accepted H WCSP
Asparagus virgatus Baker Accepted H WCSP
Asparagus volubilis (L.f.) Thunb. Accepted H WCSP
Asparagus vvedenskyi Botsch. Accepted H WCSP
Asparagus warneckei (Engl.) Hutch. Accepted H WCSP
Asparagus yanbianensis S.C.Chen Accepted H WCSP
Asparagus yanyuanensis S.C.Chen Accepted H WCSP

Statistics

The Plant List includes 432 scientific plant names of species rank for the genus Asparagus. Of these 209 are accepted species names.

The Plant List includes a further 125 scientific plant names of infraspecific rank for the genus Asparagus. We do not intend The Plant List to be complete for names of infraspecific rank. These are primarily included because names of species rank are synonyms of accepted infraspecific names.

Species names

The status of the 432 species names for the genus Asparagus recorded in The Plant List, are as follows:

Status Total
◕ Accepted 209 48.4%
◕ Synonym 197 45.6%
◕ Unplaced 13 3.0%
◕ Unassessed 13 3.0%

All names

The status of the 557 names (including infraspecific names) for the genus Asparagus recorded in The Plant List, are as follows:

Status Total
◕ Accepted 223 40.0%
◕ Synonym 308 55.3%
◕ Unplaced 13 2.3%
◕ Unassessed 13 2.3%

Of these names,

A further 4 name records indicate where names have been misapplied.

The confidence with which the status of the 432 species names recorded in The Plant List for the genus Asparagus, are assigned as follows:

Confidence level Accepted Synonym Unplaced Unassessed Total
High confidence 209 189 0 0 398 92.1%
Medium confidence 0 8 0 0 8 1.9%
Low confidence 0 0 13 13 26 6.0%

The source of the species name record found in The Plant List for the genus Asparagus, are as follows:

Source of record Accepted Synonym Unplaced Unassessed Misapplied Total
Tropicos 0 8 0 12 0 20 4.6%
WCSP 209 189 13 1 4 416 96.3%