Asparagus
Species of flowering plant in the family Asparagaceae / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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"Wild asparagus" redirects here. For the band, see Wild Asparagus. For other uses, see Asparagus (disambiguation).
Asparagus (Asparagus officinalis) is a perennial flowering plant species in the genus Asparagus native to Eurasia. Widely cultivated as a vegetable crop, its young shoots are used as a spring vegetable.
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Asparagus | |
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A bundle of cultivated asparagus | |
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Asparagales |
Family: | Asparagaceae |
Subfamily: | Asparagoideae |
Genus: | Asparagus |
Species: | A. officinalis |
Binomial name | |
Asparagus officinalis | |
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