Asparagus officinalis L.

Garden Asparagus

Asparagaceae

Taxonomy

Classification

Group: Spermatophytina (Spermatophytes)
Family: Asparagaceae (Asparagus family)
Genus: Asparagus (Asparagus)

Synonyms

Asparagus officinalis

Related species

Asparagus officinalis L. - Garden Asparagus

Traits


    Slightly toxic, 30–180 cm tall, mostly unisexual, dioecious. inflorescence: flowers solitary or few. supporting-leaves of the flowers: small, squamous. flowers: bell- or funnel-shaped, greenish to yellowish or whitish. stigmata: 1. fruits: berries, reddish, 1–2‑seede...

    You find the complete description in our identification books.

Distribution

Distribution in Europe


Asparagus officinalis

Legend

The colours represent the floristic status of the species in the respective region. Green indicates native occurrences, light green naturalized occurrences. Adventive occurrences are represented by light yellow shades and plants that are cultivated (but rarely occur in the wild) are dark yellow. Grey colours are used, if the floristic status of species is unknown or uncertain.


Distribution in Germany

Asparagus officinalis

Legend

Natural, established occurences
Artificial occurences

The color intensity reflects the species' abundance

Data: Floristische Kartierung Deutschlands (Stand 2013), Bundesamt für Naturschutz (www.floraweb.de)

Ecology

Asparagus officinalis

Asparagus officinalis

Status

  • archaeophyte

Habitat

  • perennial herbaceous vegetation, forests, shrubbery, extensively used or natural grassland, dwarf shrub heaths, ruderal vegetation, fields, vineyards

  • in periodically dry habitats

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