Asparagus officinalis L.
Gene Pool Primary relative of Asparagus officinalis L.
Taxon:
Family
AsparagaceaeTaxon
- Asparagus officinalis L.
Common name
AsparagusGeographical distribution:
Native
Eastern Asia
- China
- Mongolia
Eastern Europe
- Belarus
- Czech Republic
- Hungary
- Moldova, Republic of
- Poland
- Romania
- Russian Federation
- Russian Federation
- Russian Federation
- Russian Federation
- Russian Federation
- Russian Federation
- Russian Federation
- Russian Federation
- Russian Federation
- Russian Federation
- Ukraine
Northern Africa
- Algeria
- Morocco
- Tunisia
Northern Europe
- Denmark
Southcentral Asia
- Afghanistan
- Iran
- Kazakhstan
Southern Europe
- Albania
- Bulgaria
- Spain
- Greece
- Italy
- Portugal
- Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro)
Western Asia
- Armenia
- Azerbaijan
- Georgia
- Lebanon
- Syria
- Turkey
Western Europe
- Austria
- Belgium
- Switzerland
- Germany
- France
- Netherlands
Naturalized
Australia & New Zealand
- Australia
- New Zealand
Northern America
- United States
South America
- Ecuador
References:
- USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program (2011). Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN) [Online Database]. National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. URL:http://www.ars-grin.gov/ [Accessed March 2011].
Storage behavior for the genus:
For storage behavior and other seed information for this species search here
Reference:
Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. (2008) Seed Information Database (SID). Version 7.1. Available from: http://data.kew.org/sid/ [Accessed October 2011]
CWR Checklist Citation:
Vincent, H. et al. (2013) A prioritized crop wild relative inventory to help underpin global food security. Biological Conservation 167: 265–275.