Asparagus horridus

Asparagus horridus

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. TDWG – 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]. MDZ Gallica Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Asparagus horridus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Jan 13. Reference page. 
• 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 online. Accessed: 2019 Jan 13.
• Tropicos.org 2019. Asparagus horridus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 13 Jan 2019.

Vernacular names

italiano: Asparago spinoso

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