Asparagaceae

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Plantae Tracheophyta Liliopsida Asparagales Asparagaceae
Brodiaea santarosae T.J.Chester, W.P.Armstr. & Madore

Brodiaea santarosae T.J.Chester, W.P.Armstr. & Madore

Brodiaea santarosae T.J.Chester, W.P.Armstr. & Madore

Brodiaea santarosae is a rare perennial purple-flowered cormous plant endemic to 15 km² of Santa Rosa Basalt in Riverside County, California.

Brodiaea coronaria subsp. rosea (Greene) Niehaus

Brodiaea coronaria subsp. rosea (Greene) Niehaus

Brodiaea coronaria subsp. rosea (Greene) Niehaus

Brodiaea coronaria is a perennial cormous herb with purple lily-like flowers, whose edible bulbs were harvested for food by Indigenous people and early settlers.

Muilla coronata Greene

Muilla coronata Greene

Muilla coronata Greene

Muilla coronata, or crowned muilla, is a small perennial cormous flowering plant native to deserts of California and Nevada.

Muilla transmontana Greene

Muilla transmontana Greene

Muilla transmontana Greene

Muilla transmontana, or Inland muilla, is a perennial corm-flowering plant native to the Great Basin region of Nevada and California.

Androstephium breviflorum S.Watson

Androstephium breviflorum S.Watson

Androstephium breviflorum S.Watson

Androstephium breviflorum is a perennial cormous monocot herb native to western US deserts, that blooms March to June.

Triteleiopsis palmeri (S.Watson) Hoover

Triteleiopsis palmeri (S.Watson) Hoover

Triteleiopsis palmeri (S.Watson) Hoover

Triteleiopsis palmeri, also called Palmer's Bajalily, is the only species in the Triteleiopsis genus, found in northwestern Mexico and southwestern Arizona.

Bessera elegans Schult.f.

Bessera elegans Schult.f.

Bessera elegans Schult.f.

Bessera elegans is an ornamental herb native to central and southern Mexico, with scarlet-and-white umbel flowers and erect attenuated leaves.

Asparagus racemosus Willd.

Asparagus racemosus Willd.

Asparagus racemosus Willd.

Asparagus racemosus Willd., or shatavari, is a climbing medicinal plant used in Indian and Australian Aboriginal traditional medicine.

Asparagus africanus Lam.

Asparagus africanus Lam.

Asparagus africanus Lam.

Asparagus africanus is a climbing African medicinal plant with edible shoots that has toxic berries, used widely in traditional medicine.

Asparagus burchellii Baker

Asparagus burchellii Baker

Asparagus burchellii Baker

Asparagus burchellii Baker is a spiny perennial shrub native to South Africa's Cape provinces, found in scrub, renosterveld, and karoo.

Asparagus africanus var. africanus

Asparagus africanus var. africanus

Asparagus africanus var. africanus

Asparagus africanus var. africanus is a spiny or climbing African asparagus, with edible shoots and widespread traditional medicinal uses.

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