Biology:Asparagus persicus

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Short description: Species of plant

Asparagus persicus
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Asparagaceae
Subfamily: Asparagoideae
Genus: Asparagus
Species:
A. persicus
Binomial name
Asparagus persicus
Baker, 1875
Synonyms

Asparagus leptophyllus Schischk.
Asparagus oligophyllus Baker

Asparagus persicus, is a flowering plant in the Asparagaceae family.[1] It grows between 800–1700 and is native to Turkey, Iran, Afghanistan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Kazakhstan, China , Russia . It is perennial herbaceous halophyte plant up to 1.5 m tall.[2][3] It is dioecious, with male and female flowers on separate plants.[4]

References

  1. "Asparagus persicus Baker". The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d.. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:531250-1. 
  2. Flora of Pakistan
  3. Ayşegül Güvenç & Mehmet Koyuncu (1999), Studies on anatomical structure of the roots of Asparagus species (Liliaceae) growıng in Turkey, Ankara Ecz. Fak. Derg. 28(1)15-36,1999 (in Turkish)
  4. Tutin, T. G., ed (1980). Flora Europaea. Volume 5, Alismataceae to Orchidaceae (monocotyledones) (Reprinted ed.). Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0521201087. https://books.google.com/books?id=v11xJgWbUDcC. Retrieved 7 April 2015. 

Wikidata ☰ Q4807699 entry