Genus Asparagus

Of liliid monocot genus and Liliaceae.

Large genus of Old World perennial herbs with erect or spreading or climbing stems and small scalelike leaves and inconspicuous flowers; sometimes placed in family Asparagaceae.

This concept's ID is @1~62354

Herb

  • asparagus 1 facts

    Plant whose succulent young shoots are cooked and eaten as a vegetable.

  • asparagus fern 0 facts

    A fernlike plant native to South Africa.

Also contains

  • smilax 0 facts

    Fragile twining plant of South Africa with bright green flattened stems and glossy foliage...