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Asparagus L.

This genus name was first published in Sp. Pl. : 313 (1753)  

At the time of this classification snapshot, this genus name was accepted by WFO (placed as the accepted name of a taxon). Its description and other taxonomic data can be found on World Flora Online, id: wfo-4000003280.

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Synonyms of Asparagus

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
Asparagopsis (Kunth) Kunth Abh. Königl. Akad. Wiss. Berlin 1842: 35 (1844) wfo-4000003279
Elide Medik. Philos. Bot. (Medikus) 2: 71. 1791 wfo-4000013205
Myrsiphyllum Willd. Ges. Naturf. Freunde Berlin Mag. Neuesten Entdeck. Gesammten Naturk. 2: 25. 1808. wfo-4000025202
Protasparagus Oberm. S. African J. Bot. 2: 243 (1983) wfo-4000031248
Hecatris Salisb. Gen. Pl. : 66 (1866) wfo-4000044244

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Unplaced Names

These names are not yet placed in the taxonomy, but may be associated with Asparagus:

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Asparagus acerosus Thunb. ex Schult.f. Syst. Veg., ed. 15 bis 7: 337 (1829) wfo-0000631094
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Asparagus acutifolius subsp. aragonensis Sennen Bull. Géogr. Bot. 20: 130. 1911 (1911) wfo-1200012329
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Asparagus agul Forssk. Fl. Aegypt.-Arab. p. lxv. ex Schult. f. Syst. vii. 337. wfo-0000631353
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Asparagus agul Forssk. ex Schult. & Schult.f. Syst. Veg., ed. 15 bis 7: 337. 1829 (1829) wfo-1000038638
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Asparagus albanensis André Rev. Hort. (Paris) 67: 249. 1895 (1895) wfo-1000038548
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Asparagus ambiguus De Not. Repert. Fl. Ligust. 401. 1844 (1844) wfo-1000038558
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Asparagus aridicolus Sebsebe – — wfo-0001285813
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Asparagus asiaticus var. ellenbeckianus Engl. Sitzungsber. Königl. Preuss. Akad. Wiss. Berlin 40: 737. 1906 wfo-1200014168
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Asparagus aymoninii M.Pignal & Phillipson – — wfo-0001272763
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Asparagus aymoninorum M.Pignal & Phillipson – — wfo-0001315882
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Asparagus baguirmiensis A.Chev. Etudes Fl. Afr. Centr. Franc. i. 312 (1913 , nomen. wfo-0001285814
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Asparagus biradarii (Kamble) Kottaim. Int. J. Curr. Res. Biosci. Pl. Biol. 6(10): 37. 2019 wfo-1000020500
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Asparagus blanpiedi hort. ex Gentil Pl. Cult. Serres Jard. Bot. Brux. 27 (1907), nomen. wfo-0001353222
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Asparagus bojnurdensis Hamdi & Assadi Kew Bull. 72(2)-22: 1. 2017 [20 Apr 2017] [epublished] wfo-0001354277
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Asparagus broussonetii J.Jacq. Ecl. Pl. Rar. 1: 3 (1811) wfo-0000631738
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Asparagus compactus var. nanus Pynaert Nursery Cat. (Éd. Pynaert - Van Geert) 1893-1894: 6. wfo-1200014179
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Asparagus courtetii A.Chev. Etudes Fl. Afr. Centr. Franc. i. 312 (1913), nomen. wfo-0001285816
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Asparagus dabieshanensis Jia X.Yang, G.W.Hu & Q.F.Wang Phytotaxa 641(2): 164 2024 wfo-1000062471
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Asparagus debilis A.Chev. Etudes Fl. Afr. Centr. Franc. i. 312 (1913), nomen. wfo-0001285818
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Asparagus faulknerae Sebsebe Fl. Trop. E. Africa Asparagaceae: — wfo-0001278634
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Asparagus gibbus var. baicalensis (N.V.Vlassova) N.V.Vlassova Acta Biol. Sibir. 5(2): 26 2019 wfo-1200098553
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Asparagus gourmacus A.Chev. ex Hutch. & Dalziel Fl. W. Trop. Afr. 2: 352. 1936 (1936) wfo-1000038590
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Asparagus gracilis Royle ex Baker J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 14: 607. 1875 (1875) wfo-1000038718
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Asparagus martreti A.Chev. Etudes Fl. Afr. Centr. Franc. i. 312 (1913), nomen. wfo-0001285819
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Asparagus medius hort. ex Gentil Pl. Cult. Serres Jard. Bot. Brux. 27 (1907), nomen. wfo-0001353223
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Asparagus microphyllus (Baker) Kies Bothalia 6: 178. 1951 (1951) wfo-1000038596
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Asparagus ndelleensis A.Chev. Etudes Fl. Afr. Centr. Franc. i. 312 (1913), nomen. wfo-0001285820
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Asparagus neofasciculatus Idrees Plants [Basel] 12(13)-2537: 7 2023 wfo-1000051574
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Asparagus nodosus Sol. ex Baker J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 14: 608 (1875) wfo-0000633978
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Asparagus officinalis subsp. litoralis (Steven) Shiyan Ukrayins'k. Bot. Zhurn. 77(3): 130. 2020 wfo-1200007363
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Asparagus officinalis var. grandiflorus Rchb. Fl. Germ. Excurs. 118. 1830 wfo-1200014148
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Asparagus officinalis var. littoralis Sennen ex O.Bolòs & Vigo Fl. Països Catalans 4: 132. 2001 wfo-1200014143
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Asparagus officinalis var. pallidus Alef. Landw. Fl. 295. 1866 wfo-1200014138
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Asparagus officinalis var. ruficeps Alef. Landw. Fl. 295. 1866 wfo-1200014144
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Asparagus officinalis var. sativus (Mill.) Gray Nat. Arr. Brit. Pl. 2: 186. 1822 wfo-1200014235
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Asparagus officinalis var. silvestris Alef. Landw. Fl. 295. 1866 wfo-1200014249
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Asparagus officinalis var. viridis Alef. Landw. Fl. 295. 1866 wfo-1200014175
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Asparagus orientalis Besser Cat. Jard. Bot. Krzemieniec , Suppl. 2: s.p. (1814) wfo-0000634142
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Asparagus pauliguilelmi var. daltonii Baker J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 14: 613. 1875 wfo-1200014227
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Asparagus pauliguilelmi var. katangensis De Wild. & T.Durand Bull. Soc. Roy. Bot. Belgique 40: 33. 1901 wfo-1200014109
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Asparagus planiuscula Burm.f. Fl. Indica , Prodr. Fl. Cap.: 10 (1768) wfo-0000634325
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Asparagus planiusculus Burm.f. Fl. Indica , Prodr. Fl. Cap.: 10 (1768) wfo-0001285759
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Asparagus robustus hort. – — wfo-0001073120
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Asparagus ruber Burm.f. Fl. Indica , Prodr. Fl. Cap.: 10 (1768) wfo-0000634476
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Asparagus sarmaticus Grintescu Bul. Grad. Bot. Univ. Cluj 15: 145 (1935 publ. 1936) wfo-0000634527
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Asparagus scaber var. litoralis (Steven) Nyman Consp. Fl. Eur. 716. 1882 wfo-1200014100
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Asparagus scoparius var. plocamoides Bolle ex Pit. & Proust Iles Canaries 356. 1908 wfo-1200014274
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Asparagus smithianus Webb ex Steud. Nomencl. Bot. [Steudel], ed. 2. 1: 150, nomen. 1840 wfo-0001353224
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Asparagus spinescens Steud. ex Schult. & Schult.f. Syst. Veg., ed. 15 bis 7: 334. 1829 (1829) wfo-1000038524
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Asparagus spinosissimus Dinter Deut. Südw. Afrik. : 47 (1909) wfo-0000634885
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Asparagus straussii Hausskn. ex Bornm. Beih. Bot. Centralbl. 24(2): 111. 1908 (1908) wfo-1000038601
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Asparagus tenuissimus Van Geert Nursery Cat. (Auguste Van Geert) 83: 4. 1882 (1882) wfo-1000038592
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Asparagus tenuissimus hort. ex Kudô Rep. Dept. For. Gov. Res. Inst. Taihoku No. 17 (List Cult. Pl. Dep. For.) 28(1934), in syn. wfo-0001353225
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Asparagus umbricola Kit. ex Kanitz Reliq. Kitaib. : 121 (1863) wfo-0000635382
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Asparagus zeyheri Kunth – — wfo-0001285793