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Asparagus aethiopicus L.
Asparagaceae

Asparagus aethiopicus L.

Asparagus aethiopicus L.

Asparagus aethiopicus, or Sprenger's asparagus, is a perennial ornamental plant that is toxic and invasive outside its South African native range.

Asparagus albus L.
Asparagaceae

Asparagus albus L.

Asparagus albus L.

Asparagus albus L. is a widespread asparagaceae flowering plant native to the western and central Mediterranean.

Asparagus aphyllus L.
Asparagaceae

Asparagus aphyllus L.

Asparagus aphyllus L.

Asparagus aphyllus is a climbing Asparagaceae species whose flowers are visited by four distinct insect groups.

Asparagus asparagoides (L.) Druce
Asparagaceae

Asparagus asparagoides (L.) Druce

Asparagus asparagoides (L.) Druce

Asparagus asparagoides is a climbing herbaceous vine widely used in floral arrangements, invasive in parts of Australia and California.

Asparagus capensis L.
Asparagaceae

Asparagus capensis L.

Asparagus capensis L.

Asparagus capensis L. is a thorny edible asparagus shrub native to coastal and inland areas of southern Africa's Cape region.

Asparagus cochinchinensis (Lour.) Merr.
Asparagaceae

Asparagus cochinchinensis (Lour.) Merr.

Asparagus cochinchinensis (Lour.) Merr.

Asparagus cochinchinensis is a trailing eastern Asian plant whose roots and stems are used in traditional Chinese and Korean medicine.

Asparagus declinatus L.
Asparagaceae

Asparagus declinatus L.

Asparagus declinatus L.

Asparagus declinatus, or bridal veil, is a perennial Asparagus vine native to southern Africa and Madagascar, invasive in some introduced areas.

Asparagus densiflorus (Kunth) Jessop
Asparagaceae

Asparagus densiflorus (Kunth) Jessop

Asparagus densiflorus (Kunth) Jessop

Asparagus densiflorus is an evergreen perennial cultivated plant, native to southern Africa, related to edible asparagus.

Asparagus falcatus L.
Asparagaceae

Asparagus falcatus L.

Asparagus falcatus L.

Asparagus falcatus is a thorny climbing plant native to South Africa and Mozambique, often grown as a security hedge in southern Africa.

Asparagus horridus L.
Asparagaceae

Asparagus horridus L.

Asparagus horridus L.

Asparagus horridus is a climbing shrub in the Asparagaceae family, native to parts of Europe, North Africa and Western Asia.

Asparagus lignosus Burm.f.
Asparagaceae

Asparagus lignosus Burm.f.

Asparagus lignosus Burm.f.

Asparagus lignosus Burm.f. is a rigid thorn shrub indigenous to fynbos and renosterveld areas of South Africa’s Western Cape.

Asparagus officinalis L.
Asparagaceae

Asparagus officinalis L.

Asparagus officinalis L.

Asparagus officinalis L. is a dioecious herbaceous perennial, cultivated for food, used as a model for studying plant sex chromosomes.

Asparagus retrofractus L.
Asparagaceae

Asparagus retrofractus L.

Asparagus retrofractus L.

Asparagus retrofractus L. is a tangled spined shrub indigenous to dry western regions of southern Africa, favoring rocky sandy habitats.

Asparagus rubicundus P.J.Bergius
Asparagaceae

Asparagus rubicundus P.J.Bergius

Asparagus rubicundus P.J.Bergius

Asparagus rubicundus is a thorny Cape asparagus with edible young shoots, found in southern African fynbos and similar habitats.

Asparagus scandens Thunb.
Asparagaceae

Asparagus scandens Thunb.

Asparagus scandens Thunb.

Asparagus scandens Thunb. is a thornless perennial climbing asparagus fern endemic to South Africa's Western Cape, grown as an ornamental.

Asparagus setaceus (Kunth) Jessop
Asparagaceae

Asparagus setaceus (Kunth) Jessop

Asparagus setaceus (Kunth) Jessop

Asparagus setaceus is a scrambling evergreen perennial native to Southern Africa, widely cultivated as an ornamental, with toxic berries.

Asparagus striatus (L.f.) Thunb.
Asparagaceae

Asparagus striatus (L.f.) Thunb.

Asparagus striatus (L.f.) Thunb.

Asparagus striatus is a spineless perennial shrub endemic to South Africa that grows in rocky and clay succulent karoo or renosterveld habitats.

Asparagus suaveolens Burch.
Asparagaceae

Asparagus suaveolens Burch.

Asparagus suaveolens Burch.

Asparagus suaveolens Burch. is a perennial spiny shrub with fragrant stalked white flowers and small red or black single-seed berries.

Asparagus virgatus Baker
Asparagaceae

Asparagus virgatus Baker

Asparagus virgatus Baker

Asparagus virgatus is a shade-loving perennial asparagus that produces small white flowers and edible Asparagus officinalis has little to no nutritional value to people.

Asperugo procumbens L.
Boraginaceae

Asperugo procumbens L.

Asperugo procumbens L.

Asperugo procumbens (German madwort) is the only species in genus Asperugo, an annual trailing plant native to Eurasia.

Asperula conferta Hook.f.
Rubiaceae

Asperula conferta Hook.f.

Asperula conferta Hook.f.

Asperula conferta Hook.f. is a low spreading herb with white summer flowers, common across Australian woodlands, forests, and grasslands.

Asperula taurina L.
Rubiaceae

Asperula taurina L.

Asperula taurina L.

Asperula taurina L. is a perennial subalpine herb native to Europe, Turkey, Iran, and the Caucasus, pollinated by insects.

Asphodeline lutea (L.) Rchb.
Asphodelaceae

Asphodeline lutea (L.) Rchb.

Asphodeline lutea (L.) Rchb.

Asphodeline lutea (L.) Rchb. is a herbaceous plant with grey-green leaves and dense clusters of bright yellow 2.5 cm flowers.

Asphodeline taurica (Pall. ex M.Bieb.) Endl.
Asphodelaceae

Asphodeline taurica (Pall. ex M.Bieb.) Endl.

Asphodeline taurica (Pall. ex M.Bieb.) Endl.

Asphodeline taurica is scattered in northern and central Greek mountains, reaching Sterea Ellas and north Peloponnisos, with records from several mountains, and our records add three new ones to its distribution in Greece.

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