Asparagus horridus

Asparagus horridus

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Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Asparagales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Ordo: Asparagales

Familia: Asparagaceae
Subfamilia: Asparagoideae
Genus: Asparagus
Species: Asparagus horridus

Name

Asparagus horridus L., Syst. Veg., ed. 13: 274. 1774.

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Asparagus horridus L.f., Suppl. Pl.: 203. 1782, nom. illeg.
  • Asparagus stipularis var. horridus (L.) Maire & Weiller, Fl. Afrique N. 5: 220. 1958.

• Heterotypic
  • Asparagus stipularis Forssk., Fl. Aegypt.-Arab.: 72. 1775.
    • Asparagus aphyllus var. stipularis (Forssk.) Baker, J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 14: 600. 1875.
    • Asparagus aphyllus subsp. stipularis (Forssk.) K.Richt., Pl. Eur. 1: 230. 1890.
  • Asparagus stipularis var. brachyclados Boiss., Fl. Orient. 5: 338. 1884.
  • Asparagus stipularis var. tenuispinus Holmboe, Stud. Veg. Cyprus: 52. 1914.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Europe Regional: Southwestern Europe Baleares, Sardegna, Spain Regional: Southeastern Europe Greece, Italy, Kriti, Sicilia Continental: Africa Regional: Northern Africa Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia Regional: Macaronesia Canary Islands Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Western Asia Cyprus, East Aegean Islands, Lebanon-Syria, Palestine, Sinai Regional: Arabian Peninsula Gulf States, Saudi Arabia References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDGW – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

• Linnaeus, C. (edited by J. A. Murray) 1774. Systema Vegetabilium Secundum Classes Ordines Genera Species cum Characteribus et Differentiis. Editio decima tertia. 844 pp. J. C. Dieterich, Gottingae [Göttingen]. Gallica Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Asparagus horridus in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2019 Jan 13.
• International Plant Names Index. 2019. Asparagus horridus. Published online. Accessed Jan 13 2019.
• The Plant List 2013. Asparagus horridus in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2019 Jan 13.
• Tropicos.org 2019. Asparagus horridus . Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2019 Jan 13.

Vernacular names

italiano: Asparago spinoso

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