Asparagus aethiopicus

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Distribution Map: Based on vouchered plant specimens only. View county names by placing the mouse cursor over a particular county.

Species Distribution Map
Family:ASPARAGACEAE
Species:Asparagus aethiopicus L.
Common Name:Sprenger's Asparagus-Fern
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Growth Habit:Herb
Duration:Perennial
Category:Vascular
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Plant Notes:**
Taxonomic Notes:This species was first collected by Howard Horne in 2011.
Status:Not Native
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Specimen: View specimen details in the Alabama Herbarium Consortium Specimen Database

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Classification

FamilyASPARAGACEAE - Asparagus family
Genus Asparagus
Species Asparagus aethiopicus L. - Sprenger's Asparagus-Fern

Citation

Citation Asparagus aethiopicus Linnaeus, Mant. Pl. 1: 63. 1767.
Basionym: **
Type: SOUTH AFRICA: Cape Prov.: Cape of Good Hope, without data (neotype: LINN 434.6). Neotypified by Jessop, Bothalia 9: 67-68. 1966.

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Synonyms

SynonymFull CitationBasionymType
Asparagopsis aethiopica Asparagopsis aethiopica (Linnaeus) Kunth, Enum. Pl. 5: 95. 1850.BASIONYM: Asparagus aethiopicus Linnaeus 1767. 
Asparagus sprengeri Asparagus sprengeri Regel, Gartenflora 1890: 490, f. 80. 1890; Trudy Imp. S.-Peterburgsk. Bot. Sada 11: 302. 1890. TYPE: SOUTH AFRICA:
Protasparagus aethiopicus Protasparagus aethiopicus (Linnaeus) Obermeyer, S. African J. Bot. 2: 243. 1983.BASIONYM: Asparagus aethiopicus Linnaeus 1767. 

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort; choose a county or herbaria to filter the specimen data.

Counties included on distribution map: Mobile, Pike

Counties represented by specimen data listed below:

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: ALNHS, AMAL, TROY, UWAL

Range of years during which specimens were collected: -

Barcode / Accession No. County Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.		 Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used		 Image
ALNHS00008617 Mobile 19 Aug 2020 Barger, T. Wayne
SP#5229		 ALNHS
Asparagus aethiopicus L.
UWAL0011621 Mobile 10 Nov 2011 Horne, Howard E.
1714		 UWAL
Asparagus aethiopicus Linnaeus
AMAL00019779 Mobile 02 Mar 2013 Horne, Howard E.
1988		 AMAL
Asparagus aethiopicus Linnaeus
ALNHS00001836 Mobile 14 May 2013 Barger, T. Wayne
SP#1041		 ALNHS
Asparagus aethiopicus L.
TROY000052050 Pike 30 Apr 2021 Woods, Michael
11076		 TROY
Asparagus aethiopicus Linnaeus
AMAL00019350 Mobile 10 Nov 2011 Horne, Howard E.
1714		 AMAL
Asparagus aethiopicus Linnaeus
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