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Asparagus

Flowering Plants

Asparagus, also called garden asparagus, is a perennial flowering plant species in the genus Asparagus, native to Eurasia. It is widely cultivated as a vegetable crop, with its young shoots eaten as a spring vegetable. In 2024, world production of asparagus reached 8.9 million tonnes, with China producing 87 percent of the total. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Classification
System (Realm)
Terrestrial 1
Living or Extinct
Yes 2
Scientific Name
Asparagus officinalis 2
Conservation Status
Least Concern 3
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Asparagales, Taxa
Source Asparagus (Wikidata)
In the Other Atlases
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Afghanistan, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Albania, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Algeria, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Austria, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Bangladesh, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Belarus, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Belgium, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Bolivia, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Bulgaria, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Costa Rica, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Cyprus, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Denmark, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Ethiopia, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Finland, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: France, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Georgia, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Germany, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Greece, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Hungary, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Iran, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Ireland, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Kazakhstan, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Madagascar, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Mauritius, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Mongolia, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Morocco, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Netherlands, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: North America, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Norway, found in there.
Sources
1. World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS)
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS)View the Source
2. Asparagus (Wikidata)
Wikidata
  • Wikidata Q28367 (P225 taxon name)
  • Statements section, conservation status (P141)
    IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): least concern.
  • Child Taxon Of: Asparagales, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
View the Source
3. Asparagus (Wikipedia)
Speciesbox infobox, conservation status parameter
Quote, Speciesbox infobox, conservation status parameter
status = LC
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