? Asparagus
Asparagus Fern (Asparagus plumosus)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Liliopsida Order: Asparagales Family: Asparagaceae Genus: Asparagus
Species
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Asparagus is the name of a genus of plants, a member of the family Asparagaceae (formerly placed in the Liliaceae). There are more than 120 species, all from the Old World, introduced in many countries in both hemisphere and throughout temperate and tropical regions. Many species from Africa are now included in the genera Protasparagus and Myrsiphyllum. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2560x1920, 3104 KB) Description: Emerald fern Source: Date: On Aug. ... Scientific classification or biological classification is how biologists group and categorize extinct and living species of organisms. ... Divisions Land plants (embryophytes) Non-vascular plants (bryophytes) Marchantiophyta - liverworts Anthocerotophyta - hornworts Bryophyta - mosses Vascular plants (tracheophytes) Lycopodiophyta - clubmosses Equisetophyta - horsetails Pteridophyta - true ferns Psilotophyta - whisk ferns Ophioglossophyta - adderstongues Seed plants (spermatophytes) †Pteridospermatophyta - seed ferns Pinophyta - conifers Cycadophyta - cycads Ginkgophyta - ginkgo Gnetophyta - gnetae Magnoliophyta - flowering plants Adiantum pedatum (a fern... Classes Magnoliopsida - Dicots Liliopsida - Monocots The flowering plants (also called angiosperms) are a major group of land plants. ... Orders Base Monocots: Acorus Alismatales Asparagales Dioscoreales Liliales Pandanales Family Petrosaviaceae Commelinids: Arecales Commelinales Poales Zingiberales Family Dasypogonaceae Monocotyledons or monocots are a group of flowering plants usually ranked as a class and once called the Monocotyledoneae. ... Families according to the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group Agapanthus Agavaceae Alliaceae Amaryllidaceae Aphyllanthaceae Asparagaceae Asphodelaceae Asteliaceae Blandfordiaceae Boryaceae Doryanthaceae Hemerocallidaceae Hyacinthaceae Hypoxidaceae Iridaceae Ixioliriaceae Lanariaceae Laxmanniaceae Orchidaceae Ruscaceae Tecophilaeaceae Themidaceae Xanthorrhoea Xeronema Asparagales is an order of monocots which includes a number of families of non-woody plants. ... Genera Asparagus Myrsiphyllum Protasparagus The Asparagaceae is a flowering plant family in the order Asparagales, containing three genera. ... In biology, a genus (plural genera) is a grouping in the classification of living organisms having one or more related and morphologically similar species. ... Divisions Land plants (embryophytes) Non-vascular plants (bryophytes) Marchantiophyta - liverworts Anthocerotophyta - hornworts Bryophyta - mosses Vascular plants (tracheophytes) Lycopodiophyta - clubmosses Equisetophyta - horsetails Pteridophyta - true ferns Psilotophyta - whisk ferns Ophioglossophyta - adderstongues Seed plants (spermatophytes) †Pteridospermatophyta - seed ferns Pinophyta - conifers Cycadophyta - cycads Ginkgophyta - ginkgo Gnetophyta - gnetae Magnoliophyta - flowering plants Adiantum pedatum (a fern... Genera Asparagus Myrsiphyllum Protasparagus The Asparagaceae is a flowering plant family in the order Asparagales, containing three genera. ... Genera Calochortus Cardiocrinum Clintonia Erythronium Fritillaria Gagea Korolkowia Lilium Lloydia Nomocharis Notholirion Scoliopus Streptopus Tricyrtis Tulipa The Liliaceae, or the Lily Family, is an important family of monocotyledons that includes a great number of ornamental flowers as well as several important agricultural crops; the onion has traditionally been classified here... In biology, a species is the basic unit of biodiversity. ...

They range from herbs to somewhat woody climbers. They have flattened stems (phylloclades), that serve the function of leaves. Three species (A. officinalis, A. schoberioides and A. cochinchinensis) are dioecious species, i.e. with male and female flowers on separate plants. The others are hermaphrodites. Plant sexuality deals with the wide variety of sexual reproduction systems found across the plant kingdom. ...

The best known member of the genus is the vegetable asparagus (A. officinalis). Other species of asparagus are grown as ornamental plants. Some species such as A. setaceus have branches that resemble 'ferns', hence they are often called "Asparagus fern" (though they are not true ferns). They are often used for foliage display, and as houseplants. Commonly-grown ornamental species are A. plumosus, A. densiflorus, and A. sprengeri. Some other species have become introduced weeds. Vegetables in a market Vegetable is a culinary term denoting any part of a plant that is commonly consumed by humans as food, but is not regarded as a culinary grain, fruit, nut, herb, or spice. ... Binomial name Asparagus officinalis L. Asparagus is the name of a vegetable obtained from one species within the genus Asparagus, specifically the young shoots of Asparagus officinalis. ... An ornamental is a plant variety that is grown for its beauty (in its end use), rather than commercial or other value. ... Classes Marattiopsida Osmundopsida Gleicheniopsida Pteridopsida A fern, or pteridophyte, is any one of a group of some twenty thousand species of plants classified in the Division Pteridophyta, formerly known as Filicophyta. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Weeds may be: Weed, an undesired plant growth (weeds, plural) Slang for Cannabis, the herb used for its psychoactive effects, but also grown into hemp Weeds (television), the 2005 Showtime television series starring Mary-Louise Parker and Elizabeth Perkins. ...

Species include the following;

• Asparagus aethiopicus (= Protasparagus aethiopicus)
• Asparagus africanus (= Protasparagus africanus ?) - African Asparagus
• Asparagus asparagoides ( = Myrsiphyllum asparagoides) - Smilax, African Asparagus Fern, (Austr.) Bridal Creeper
• Asparagus cochinchinensis
• Asparagus declinatus - Foxtail Asparagus Fern, (Austr.) Bridal vein
• Asparagus densiflorus (= Protasparagus densiflorus) - Ground Asparagus, Asparagus Fern, (S. Afr.) Emerald Fern, Basket Asparagus
  • Asparagus densiflorus 'Sprengeri' ( = Protasparagus densiflorus 'Sprenger') - Sprenger's Asparagus
• Asparagus falcatus
• Asparagus macowanii (= Protasparagus macowanii)
• Asparagus officinalis - Asparagus
  • Asparagus officinalis officinalis - Garden Asparagus
  • Asparagus officinalis prostratus
• Asparagus plumosus (= Protasparagus plumosus ?) - Asparagus Fern, Florist's Fern, (Austr.) Climbing Asparagus
  • Asparagus Plumosus Nanus is a greenhouse variety, bearing fern-like foliage.
• Asparagus racemosus
• Asparagus scandens
• Asparagus schoberioides
• Asparagus setaceus (= Protasparagus setaceus) - Fern Asparagus, Lace Fern
• Asparagus sprengeri - a greenhouse climber with light and elegant foliage.
• Asparagus umbellatus
• Asparagus virgatus

Binomial name Asparagus officinalis L. Asparagus is the name of a vegetable obtained from one species within the genus Asparagus, specifically the young shoots of Asparagus officinalis. ...

Pests and diseases

• Asparagus Beetle.
• Spotted Asparagus Beetle (Crioceris asparagi).
• Asparagus Fern Caterpillar, a.k.a. Beet Armyworm, Spodoptera exigua.
• Asparagus Fly Platyparaea poeciloptera, a fruit fly.
• Fusarium root and crown rot, caused by two species of fungi, Fusarium monoliforme and Fusarium oxysporium asparagi.
• Asparagus rust, caused by the fungus Puccinia asparagi.
• Botrytis blight, caused by the fungus Botrytis cinerea.
• The larvae of some Lepidoptera species have been recorded feeding on Asparagus. These include Ghost Moth, The Nutmeg, Small Fan-footed Wave and Turnip Moth.

Species Crioceris asparagi Crioceris duodecimpunctata Crioceris or Asparagus beetle is a genus of the family Chrysomelidae of beetles. ... Binomial name Spodoptera exigua (Hübner, 1808) The beet armyworm (Spodoptera exigua) is one of the most well-known agricultural pest insects. ... Genera 500 genera & about 5,000 species Tephritidae is a family of insects that includes fruit flies. ... A larva (Latin; plural larvae) is a juvenile form of animal with indirect development, undergoing metamorphosis (for example, insects or amphibians). ... Super Families Butterflies Hesperioidea Papilionoidea Moths Micropterigoidea Heterobathmioidea Eriocranioidea Acanthopteroctetoidea Lophocoronoidea Neopseustoidea Mnesarchaeoidea Hepialoidea Nepticuloidea Incurvarioidea Palaephatoidea Tischeriodea Simaethistoidea Tineoidea Gracillarioidea Yponomeutoidea Gelechioidea Zygaenoidea Sesioidea Cossoidea Tortricoidea Choreutoida Urodoidea Galacticoidea Schreckensteinioidea Epermenioidea Pterophoroidea Aluctoidea Immoidea Axioidea Hyblaeoidea Thyridoidea Whalleyanoidea Pyraloidea Mimallonoidea Lasiocampoidea Geometroidea Drepanoidea Bombycoidea Calliduloidae Hedyloidea Noctuoidea Families About... Binomial name Hepialus humuli (Linnaeus, 1758) The Ghost Moth (Hepialus humuli), also known as the Ghost Swift, is a moth of the family Hepialidae. ... Binomial name Discestra trifolii Hufnagel, 1758 The Nutmeg (Discestra trifolii), also known as the Clover Cutworm, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. ... Binomial name Idaea biselata Hufnagel, 1767 The Small Fan_footed Wave (Idaea biselata) is a Moth of the family Geometridae. ... Binomial name Agrotis segetum Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775 The Turnip Moth (Agrotis segetum) is a moth of the family Noctuidae. ...

References and external links

• Fellingham, A.C. & Meyer, N.L. 1995. New combinations and a complete list of Asparagus species in southern Africa (Asparagaceae). Bothalia 25: 205-209.
• Photo of Asparagus Beetle