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Asparagus officinalis

Garden Asparagus

G5Secure (G5?) Found in 24 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →

G5SecureGlobal Rank

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.148792

Element CodePMLIL08030

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryVascular Plant

Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations

KingdomPlantae

PhylumAnthophyta

ClassMonocotyledoneae

OrderAsparagales

FamilyAsparagaceae

GenusAsparagus

Other Common Names

Asperge (FR) garden asparagus (EN)

Concept Reference

Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.

Taxonomic Comments

Native to seacoasts of Europe, Africa, and Asia (Hortus Third).

Conservation Status

Review Date1996-03-21

Change Date1996-03-21

Ecology & Habitat

Other Nations (2)

CanadaNNA

Province	Rank	Native
Nova Scotia	SNA	No
Prince Edward Island	SNA	No
British Columbia	SNA	No
Saskatchewan	SNA	No
Ontario	SNA	No
Manitoba	SNA	No
New Brunswick	SNA	No
Alberta	SNA	No
Quebec	SNA	No

United StatesNNA

Province	Rank	Native
North Carolina	SNA	No
Massachusetts	SNA	No
Arkansas	SNA	No
Utah	SNA	No
Connecticut	SNA	No
Maine	SNA	No
Mississippi	SNA	No
West Virginia	SNA	No
New York	SNA	No
Nevada	SNA	No
Georgia	SNA	No
Iowa	SNA	No
Louisiana	SNA	No
Rhode Island	SNA	No
Wyoming	SNA	No
Tennessee	SNA	No
Pennsylvania	SNA	No
District of Columbia	SNA	No
Vermont	SNA	No
Missouri	SNA	No
Michigan	SNA	No
California	SNA	No
Maryland	SNA	No
Washington	SNA	No
North Dakota	SNA	No
Nebraska	SNA	No
Delaware	SNA	No
New Mexico	SNA	No
Ohio	SNA	No
New Hampshire	SNA	No
Kansas	SNA	No
Kentucky	SNA	No
New Jersey	SNA	No
Minnesota	SNA	No
Idaho	SNA	No
Alabama	SNA	No
Illinois	SNA	No
Virginia	SNA	No
South Carolina	SNA	No
Wisconsin	SNA	No
Oklahoma	SNA	No
Colorado	SNA	No
Florida	SNA	No
Montana	SNA	No
Indiana	SNA	No
Texas	SNA	No
Arizona	SNA	No
South Dakota	SNA	No
Oregon	SNA	No

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (24)

California (3)

Area	Forest	Acres
Horton	Inyo National Forest	5,717
Rock Creek West	Inyo National Forest	3,626
Wheeler Ridge	Inyo National Forest	15,744

Colorado (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Hermosa	San Juan NF	148,103

Idaho (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Lemhi Range	Salmon-Challis National Forest	308,533

Minnesota (2)

Area	Forest	Acres
Baker - Homer - Brule Lakes	Superior National Forest	6,712
Tait Lake	Superior National Forest	6,327

Montana (3)

Area	Forest	Acres
Cabinet Face East #671	Kootenai National Forest	50,326
Flagstaff Mountain #690	Kootenai National Forest	11,114
Middle Mtn. / Tobacco Roots	Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest	96,487

Nevada (2)

Area	Forest	Acres
Buttermilk	Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest	19,373
Santa Rosa	Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest	54,555

New Mexico (5)

Area	Forest	Acres
El Invierno	Santa Fe National Forest	29,927
Lemitas	Santa Fe National Forest	8,129
Rendija	Santa Fe National Forest	2,176
Sierra Negra Rare II Study Area	Carson National Forest	9,470
Virgin Canyon	Santa Fe National Forest	6,068

North Carolina (2)

Area	Forest	Acres
Laurel Mountain	Pisgah National Forest	5,683
South Mills River	Pisgah National Forest	8,588

Utah (2)

Area	Forest	Acres
Beehive Peak	Fishlake National Forest	59,137
North Francis	Wasatch-Cache National Forest	8,148

West Virginia (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Mcgowan Mountain	Monongahela National Forest	10,504

Wyoming (2)

Area	Forest	Acres
Piney Creek	Bighorn National Forest	22,240
Rock Creek	Bighorn National Forest	48,657

References (2)

Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2002a. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 26. Magnoliophyta: Liliidae: Liliales and Orchidales. Oxford Univ. Press, New York. xxvi + 723 pp.
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.