Asparagus asparagoides(ASPAS)
Overview Code created in: 2002-07-19
- EPPO Code: ASPAS
- Preferred name: Asparagus asparagoides
- Authority: (Linnaeus) Druce
Ethiopia to Tanzania, Zimbabwe, Namibia and South Africa. Cultivated as an ornamental rhizomatous, climbing vine. Introduced in Corsica (where it is invasive), Australia (except Queensland), New Zealand
| Name | Authority |
|---|---|
| Asparagus medeoloides | (Linnaeus filius) Thunberg |
| Elide asparagoides | (Linnaeus) Kerguélen |
| Medeola asparagoides | Linnaeus |
| Myrsiphyllum asparagoides | (Linnaeus) Willdenow |
| Name | Language |
|---|---|
| bridal creeper | English |
| bridal-veil creeper | English |
| Cape smilax | English |
| smilax asparagus | English |
| élide fausse-asperge | French |
| alegra-campo | Portuguese |
| alegra-campo-de-folhas-miúdas | Portuguese |
Kingdom
Plantae (
1PLAK )
Phylum
Magnoliophyta (
1MAGP )
Class
Angiospermae (
1ANGC )
Category
Basal monocotyledons (
1MOND )
Order
Asparagales (
1ASGO )
Family
Asparagaceae (
1ASGF )
Subfamily
Asparagoideae (
1ASGS )
Genus
Asparagus (
1ASPG )
Species
Asparagus asparagoides (
ASPAS )