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As of September 2014
[update], the
World Checklist of Selected Plant Families accepts 212 species of
Asparagus:
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Asparagus acicularis F.T.Wang & S.C.Chen – S.E. China (to Hubei)
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Asparagus acocksii Jessop – S. Africa
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Asparagus acutifolius L. – Mediterranean
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Asparagus adscendens Roxb. – Pakistan to W. Himalaya
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Asparagus aethiopicus L. – Cape Province to North-West Province
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Asparagus africanus Lam. – Tropical & S. Africa, Arabian Peninsula, W. India
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Asparagus aggregatus (Oberm.) Fellingham & N.L.Mey. – Limpopo
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Asparagus albus L. – W. & Central Mediterranean
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Asparagus alopecurus (Oberm.) Malcomber & Sebsebe – W. Cape Province
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Asparagus altiscandens Engl. & Gilg – S. Tropical Africa
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Asparagus altissimus Munby – N.W. Sahara
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Asparagus angulofractus Iljin – Central Asia to S.W. Xinjiang
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Asparagus angusticladus (Jessop) J.-P.Lebrun & Stork – Tropical & S. Africa
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Asparagus aphyllus L. – Mediterranean to N.W. Arabian Peninsula
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Asparagus arborescens Willd. ex Schult. & Schult.f. – Canary Islands
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Asparagus aridicola Sebsebe – Ethiopia to Kenya
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Asparagus asiaticus L. – India
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Asparagus asparagoides (L.) Druce – S. Ethiopia to S. Africa
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Asparagus aspergillus Jessop – S. Ethiopia to S. Africa
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Asparagus baumii Engl. & Gilg – S. Tropical Africa
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Asparagus bayeri (Oberm.) Fellingham & N.L.Mey. – W. Cape Province
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Asparagus benguellensis Baker – Angola
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Asparagus bequaertii De Wild. – Zaïre
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Asparagus biflorus (Oberm.) Fellingham & N.L.Mey. – KwaZulu-Natal to Swaziland
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Asparagus botschantzevii – Central Asia
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Asparagus botswanicus Sebsebe – N. Botswana
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Asparagus brachiatus Thulin – Somalia
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Asparagus brachyphyllus Turcz. – Central Asia to Korea
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Asparagus breslerianus Schult. & Schult.f. – Caucasus to Mongolia and W. Pakistan
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Asparagus buchananii Baker – S.W. Ethiopia to S. Africa
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Asparagus bucharicus Iljin – Central Asia
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Asparagus burchellii Baker – Cape Province
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Asparagus burjaticus Peschkova – S. Siberia to N. Mongolia
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Asparagus calcicola H.Perrier – S.W. Madagascar
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Asparagus capensis L. – Namibia to Cape Province
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Asparagus capitatus Baker – N. Oman, E. Afghanistan to W. Himalaya
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Asparagus chimanimanensis Sebsebe – S. Tropical Africa (Chimanimani Mts)
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Asparagus clareae (Oberm.) Fellingham & N.L.Mey. – Northern Province
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Asparagus cochinchinensis (Lour.) Merr. – Japan to Indo-China and Philippines (N. Luzon)
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Asparagus coddii (Oberm.) Fellingham & N.L.Mey. – KwaZulu-Natal
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Asparagus concinnus (Baker) Kies – S. Africa
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Asparagus confertus K.Krause – W. Cape Province
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Asparagus coodei P.H.Davis – Turkey (Içel, Konya)
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Asparagus crassicladus Jessop – Cape Province
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Asparagus curillus Buch.-Ham. ex Roxb. – W. Central & Central Himalaya to India (Punjab)
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Asparagus dauricus Fisch. ex Link – Siberia to N.E. Korea
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Asparagus declinatus L. – Namibia to W. Cape Province, Madagascar
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Asparagus deflexus Baker – Angola
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Asparagus densiflorus (Kunth) Jessop – Mozambique (Inhaca Islands) to S. Africa
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Asparagus denudatus (Kunth) Baker – E. Tropical & S. Africa
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Asparagus devenishii (Oberm.) Fellingham & N.L.Mey. – S. Africa
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Asparagus divaricatus (Oberm.) Fellingham & N.L.Mey. – E .Zimbabwe to S. Africa
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Asparagus drepanophyllus Welw. ex Baker – W. Central Tropical Africa to Angola
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Asparagus duchesnei L.Linden – Zaïre
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Asparagus dumosus Baker – Pakistan to N.W. India
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Asparagus edulis (Oberm.) J.-P.Lebrun & Stork – Zimbabwe to S. Africa
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Asparagus elephantinus S.M.Burrows – Limpopo
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Asparagus equisetoides Welw. ex Baker – Angola
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Asparagus exsertus (Oberm.) Fellingham & N.L.Mey. – S.W. Cape Province
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Asparagus exuvialis Burch. – S. Tropical & S. Africa
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Asparagus falcatus L. – S.W. Ethiopia to S. Africa, Arabian Peninsula, India, Sri Lanka
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Asparagus fallax Svent. – Canary Islands
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Asparagus fasciculatus Thunb. – Namibia to Free State, Madagascar
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Asparagus faulkneri Sebsebe – S.E. Kenya to Tanzania
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Asparagus ferganensis Vved. – Central Asia
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Asparagus filicinus Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don – Himalaya to Central China
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Asparagus filicladus (Oberm.) Fellingham & N.L.Mey. – Cape Province
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Asparagus filifolius Bertol. – Syria to Iraq
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Asparagus flagellaris (Kunth) Baker – Tropical & S. Africa, W. Arabian Peninsula
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Asparagus flavicaulis (Oberm.) Fellingham & N.L.Mey. – Zimbabwe to Northern Province
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Asparagus fouriei (Oberm.) Fellingham & N.L.Mey. – Limpopo
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Asparagus fractiflexus (Oberm.) Fellingham & N.L.Mey. – Northern Province to KwaZulu-Natal
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Asparagus fysonii J.F.Macbr. – S. India
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Asparagus gharoensis Blatt. – S. Pakistan
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Asparagus glaucus Kies – S. Africa
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Asparagus gobicus N.A.Ivanova ex Grubov – Mongolia to N. China
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Asparagus gonoclados Baker – S. India, Sri Lanka
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Asparagus graniticus (Oberm.) Fellingham & N.L.Mey. – Namibia to W. Cape Province
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Asparagus greveanus H.Perrier – W. & S.W. Madagascar
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Asparagus griffithii Baker – Iran to W. Himalaya
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Asparagus gypsaceus Vved. – Central Asia (Pamir Mts.)
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Asparagus hajrae Kamble – Assam
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Asparagus hirsutus S.M.Burrows – Limpopo
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Asparagus homblei De Wild. – Zaïre
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Asparagus horridus L. – Canary Islands, Mediterranean to Arabian Peninsula
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Asparagus humilis Engl. – S.E. Kenya to Mozambique
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Asparagus inderiensis Blume ex Ledeb. – Crimea to Central Asia
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Asparagus intricatus (Oberm.) Fellingham & N.L.Mey. – S. Africa
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Asparagus juniperoides Engl. – S.W. Namibia to N.W. Cape Province
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Asparagus kaessneri De Wild. – Zaïre
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Asparagus kansuensis F.T.Wang & Tang ex S.C.Chen – China (S. Gansu)
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Asparagus karthikeyanii (Kamble) M.R.Almeida – India (Maharashtra)
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Asparagus katangensis De Wild. & T.Durand – S. Zaïre
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Asparagus khorasanensis Hamdi & Assadi – Iran
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Asparagus kiusianus Makino – Japan (Kyushu)
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Asparagus kraussianus (Kunth) J.F.Macbr. – S.W. Cape Province
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Asparagus krebsianus (Kunth) Jessop – Central & S. Malawi to Cape Province
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Asparagus laevissimus Steud. ex Baker – S. India
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Asparagus laricinus Burch. – Congo to Tanzania and S. Africa
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Asparagus lecardii De Wild. – Zaïre
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Asparagus ledebourii Miscz. – E. Caucasus
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Asparagus leptocladodius Chiov. – S. Ethiopia to Djibouti and Kenya
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Asparagus lignosus Burm.f. – S.W. Cape Province
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Asparagus litoralis Steven - England, Ukraine, Russia, Bulgaria, and Turkey
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Asparagus longicladus N.E.Br. – Zimbabwe to Botswana
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Asparagus longiflorus Franch. – Qinghai to N. Central China
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Asparagus longipes Baker – Cameroon
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Asparagus lycaonicus P.H.Davis – Turkey (Konya), Iran (Arak salt lake)
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Asparagus lycicus P.H.Davis – Turkey (Antalya)
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Asparagus lycopodineus (Baker) F.T.Wang & Tang – Bhutan to Central China
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Asparagus lynetteae (Oberm.) Fellingham & N.L.Mey. – Mpumalanga
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Asparagus macowanii Baker – Mozambique to S. Africa
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Asparagus madecassus H.Perrier – Madagascar
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Asparagus mahafalensis H.Perrier – S.W. Madagascar
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Asparagus mairei H.Lév. – China (Yunnan)
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Asparagus mariae (Oberm.) Fellingham & N.L.Mey. – Cape Province
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Asparagus maritimus (L.) Mill. – S. Europe to Crimea
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Asparagus meioclados H.Lév. – S. Central China
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Asparagus merkeri K.Krause – Tanzania
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Asparagus microraphis (Kunth) Baker – S. Africa
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Asparagus migeodii Sebsebe – S. Tanzania to S. Tropical Africa
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Asparagus minutiflorus (Kunth) Baker – Mozambique to S. Africa
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Asparagus mollis (Oberm.) Fellingham & N.L.Mey. – W. Cape Province
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Asparagus monophyllus Baker – Afghanistan to W. Pakistan
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Asparagus mozambicus Kunth – Mozambique (I. Quirimba)
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Asparagus mucronatus Jessop – Cape Province
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Asparagus multituberosus R.A.Dyer – W. Cape Province
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Asparagus munitus F.T.Wang & S.C.Chen – S. Central China
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Asparagus myriacanthus F.T.Wang & S.C.Chen – S.E. Tibet to China (N.W. Yunnan)
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Asparagus natalensis (Baker) J.-P.Lebrun & Stork – Ethiopia to S. Africa
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Asparagus neglectus Kar. & Kir. – Siberia to W. Himalaya
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Asparagus nelsii Schinz – Zambia to S. Africa
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Asparagus nesiotes Svent. – Selvagens, Canary Islands
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Asparagus nodulosus (Oberm.) J.-P.Lebrun & Stork – Zimbabwe to S. Africa
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Asparagus officinalis L. – Europe to Mongolia, N.W. Africa
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Asparagus oligoclonos Maxim. – Mongolia to Japan
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Asparagus oliveri (Oberm.) Fellingham & N.L.Mey. – S. Tropical Africa to Botswana
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Asparagus ovatus T.M.Salter – S.W. & S. Cape Province
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Asparagus oxyacanthus Baker – E. Cape Province
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Asparagus pachyrrhizus – Central Asia
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Asparagus palaestinus Baker – Israel (Jordan Valley), Turkey
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Asparagus pallasii Miscz. – E. Romania to Siberia
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Asparagus pastorianus Webb & Berthel. – Canary Islands, W. Morocco
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Asparagus pearsonii Kies – Namibia to W. Cape Province
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Asparagus pendulus (Oberm.) J.-P.Lebrun & Stork – S. Tropical Africa to Botswana
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Asparagus penicillatus H.Hara – W. Nepal
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Asparagus persicus Baker – Central Turkey to Mongolia and W. Pakistan
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Asparagus petersianus Kunth – Tanzania to Mozambique
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Asparagus plocamoides Webb ex Svent. – Canary Islands
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Asparagus poissonii H.Perrier – S.W. Madagascar
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Asparagus prostratus Dumort. – Coasts of W. Europe
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Asparagus przewalskyi N.A.Ivanova ex Grubov & T.V.Egorova – Qinghai
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Asparagus pseudoscaber Grecescu – S.E. Europe to Ukraine
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Asparagus psilurus Welw. ex Baker – S. Tropical & S. Africa
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Asparagus punjabensis J.L.Stewart – India
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Asparagus pygmaeus Makino – Japan
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Asparagus racemosus Willd. – Tropical Africa to N. Australia
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Asparagus radiatus Sebsebe – S. Mozambique to Swaziland (Umbeluzi Gorge)
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Asparagus ramosissimus Baker – S. Africa
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Asparagus recurvispinus (Oberm.) Fellingham & N.L.Mey. – Cape Province
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Asparagus retrofractus L. – Namibia to Cape Province
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Asparagus richardsiae Sebsebe – Zambia
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Asparagus rigidus Jessop – Northern Province
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Asparagus ritschardii De Wild. – Zaïre
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Asparagus rogersii R.E.Fr. – Kenya to Zambia
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Asparagus rottleri Baker – S. India
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Asparagus rubicundus P.J.Bergius – Cape Province
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Asparagus rubricaulis (Kunth) Baker – India
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Asparagus sapinii De Wild. – Zaïre
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Asparagus sarmentosus L. – India
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Asparagus saundersiae Baker – Malawi, S. Africa
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Asparagus scaberulus A.Rich. – N.E. & E. Tropical Africa
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Asparagus scandens Thunb. – S.W. & S. Cape Province
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Asparagus schoberioides Kunth – S.E. Siberia to Japan
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Asparagus schroederi Engl. – Tropical & S. Africa
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Asparagus schumanianus Schltr. ex H.Perrier – S.W. Madagascar
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Asparagus scoparius Lowe – Macaronesia
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Asparagus sekukuniensis (Oberm.) Fellingham & N.L.Mey. – Northern Province
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Asparagus setaceus (Kunth) Jessop – Central Ethiopia to S. Africa, Comoros
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Asparagus sichuanicus S.C.Chen & D.Q.Liu – Tibet to China (Sichuan)
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Asparagus simulans Baker – Madagascar
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Asparagus spinescens Steud. ex Schult. & Schult.f. – E. Cape Province
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Asparagus squarrosus J.A.Schmidt – Cape Verde
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Asparagus stachyphyllus H.Lév. & Vaniot – Korea
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Asparagus stellatus Baker – E. Cape Province to Lesotho
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Asparagus stipulaceus Lam. – S.W. Cape Province
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Asparagus striatus (L.f.) Thunb. – Cape Province to Free State
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Asparagus suaveolens Burch. – Kenya to S. Africa
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Asparagus subfalcatus De Wild. – Zaïre
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Asparagus subscandens F.T.Wang & S.C.Chen – China (S. Yunnan)
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Asparagus subulatus Thunb. – E. Cape Province
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Asparagus sylvicola S.M.Burrows – Northern Province to Swaziland
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Asparagus taliensis F.T.Wang & Tang ex S.C.Chen – China (Yunnan)
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Asparagus tamariscinus N.A.Ivanova ex Grubov – Central Asia to S. Siberia and Mongolia
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Asparagus tenuifolius Lam. – Mediterranean to Ukraine
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Asparagus tibeticus F.T.Wang & S.C.Chen – Tibet
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Asparagus transvaalensis (Oberm.) Fellingham & N.L.Mey. – Northern Province to Swaziland
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Asparagus trichoclados (F.T.Wang & Tang) F.T.Wang & S.C.Chen – China (Central Yunnan)
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Asparagus trichophyllus Bunge – W. Asia, Mongolia to N. China
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Asparagus turkestanicus Popov – Central Asia
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Asparagus uhligii K.Krause – Tanzania
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Asparagus umbellatus Link – Macaronesia
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Asparagus umbellulatus Bresler – Seychelles to Mascarenes
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Asparagus undulatus (L.f.) Thunb. – Namibia to W. Cape Province
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Asparagus usambarensis Sebsebe – Tanzania (Usambara Mts.)
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Asparagus vaginellatus Bojer ex Baker – Madagascar
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Asparagus verticillatus L. – S.E. Europe to Iran
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Asparagus virgatus Baker – Yemen, S. Tanzania to S. Africa
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Asparagus volubilis (L.f.) Thunb. – Cape Province
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Asparagus vvedenskyi Botsch. – Central Asia
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Asparagus warneckei (Engl.) Hutch. – W. & W. Central Tropical Africa
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Asparagus yanbianensis S.C.Chen – China (S.W. Sichuan)
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Asparagus yanyuanensis S.C.Chen – China (S.W. Sichuan)
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