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Anemarrhena

Flowering Plants

Anemarrhena is a plant genus in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Agavoideae, with only one species, Anemarrhena asphodeloides, native to China and Mongolia. Some authors have placed it in its own family, Anemarrhenaceae. 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
Diet
Photosynthetic Autotroph 1
System (Realm)
Terrestrial 2
Relationship to People
Invasive or Introduced Species 1
Scientific Name
Anemarrhena asphodeloides 4
Conservation Status
Not Evaluated 5
Comparison
CITES Appendix
Not Listed 3
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Asparagaceae, Taxa
Source GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Anemarrhena asphodeloides

In Biome

Steppe, Biomes
Source Plants For A Future: Anemarrhena asphodeloides
Temperate Forest, Biomes
Source Plants For A Future: Anemarrhena asphodeloides
In the Other Atlases

Found In

Manchuria

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Mongolia

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Taiwan

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Sources
1. Anemarrhena (Wikipedia)
  • article text (relationship to people), EntityId 365952
    It has been introduced into Taiwan and Korea.
  • Lead, sentence naming the group it belongs to
    Anemarrhena is a plant genus in family Asparagaceae, subfamily Agavoideae.
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2. Plants For A Future: Anemarrhena asphodeloides
Plants For A FutureHabitats
Quote, Habitats
Mountain woodlands ... Exposed slopes and hills ... Scrub, grassy slopes, steppes, sunny and sandy hillsides from near sea level to 1500 metres
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3. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Asparagales
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 12439
Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 12439
"cites_listing":"II/NC","eu_listing":"B/NC","higher_taxa":{"kingdom":"Plantae","phylum":null,"class":null,"order":"Asparagales","family":null},"synonyms":[],"common_names":[],"cites_listings":[]
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4. Wikipedia: Anemarrhena
Wikipedia
5. GBIF (IUCN Red List category): GBIF IUCN Red List category for Anemarrhena asphodeloides
GBIF (IUCN Red List category)GBIF taxon key 2771077, category field
Quote, GBIF taxon key 2771077, category field
"category": "NOT_EVALUATED"
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IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
International Union for Conservation of NatureView the Source
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Asparagaceae
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 67989
Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 67989
"cites_listing":"II","eu_listing":"B","higher_taxa":{"kingdom":"Plantae","phylum":null,"class":null,"order":"Asparagales","family":"Asparagaceae"},"synonyms":[],"common_names":[{"name":"天门冬科","language":"ZH"}],"cites_listings":[]
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Plant (Wikipedia)
Lead, whole group is photosynthetic
Quote, Lead, whole group is photosynthetic
They are predominantly photosynthetic or came from photosynthetic ancestors, meaning that they obtain their energy from sunlight by using the green pigment chlorophyll in their chloroplasts to produce sugars from carbon dioxide and water.
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GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Anemarrhena asphodeloides
GBIF Backbone TaxonomyChild Taxon Of: Asparagaceae, Taxon record
Quote, Child Taxon Of: Asparagaceae, Taxon record
"family": "Asparagaceae"
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