The Asparagaceae is a morphologically heterogenous family with the included species varying widely in their appearance and growth form. It has a cosmopolitan distribution , with genera and species contained in the family native to all continents except Antarctica .

Asparagaceae, family of flowering plants (order Asparagales) comprising more than 2,500 species in about 153 genera. Members of the family are nearly cosmopolitan and are especially diverse in tropical areas that experience seasonal aridity.

The asparagus family (Asparagaceae) comprises about 153 genera and some 2,500 species of flowering plants. Distributed nearly worldwide, the family is extremely diverse, and its members are united primarily by genetic and evolutionary relationships rather …

2024年1月9日 · If you enjoy eating asparagus, growing yuccas, or admiring agaves, you are already familiar with some members of the Asparagaceae family. This large and diverse group of flowering plants includes over 300 genera and 3,000 species.

Identify plants and flowers of the Asparagus family (Asparagaceae) with these wildflower identification tools and a photo gallery with plants grouped according to families.

ASPARAGACEAE P. Acevedo-Rodríguez A cosmopolitan family of rhizomatous herbs, subshrubs, shrubs, erect, or rarely scrambling or twining vines. The family is represented in the Neotropics by ~445 species eight of which are twining vines with wiry stems. These all belong to the South American genus

* Asparagaceae A.L. de Jussieu. Common name: Asparagus Family. A family of a single genus and 170-300 species, widespread in Europe, Africa, Asia, and Australia (introduced elsewhere). APG IV (2016) recommends a much larger Asparagaceae, including other families recognized here (Asparagaceae, Ruscaceae, Agavaceae, Themidaceae, Hyacinthaceae).

Asparagaceae, once a smaller family within the Liliaceae, has undergone significant taxonomic revisions. Today, it boasts a vast array of plants, ranging from towering trees to delicate wildflowers. This family’s diversity is evident in its morphology, …

Some authors have expanded this family to include the families Agavaceae, Aphyllanthaceae, Hyacinthaceae, Laxmanniaceae, Ruscaceae, and Themidaceae (APG II2003; Chase et al. 2009). Others, including this site, continue to recognize these families as separate from Asparagaceae (Nyffeler & Eggli 2010).

Erect or scandent, mostly glabrous herbaceous or subshrubby perennials with persistent, evergreen or annually withering branches growing from a compact or creeping, sympodial rhizome or rarely a tuber (A. ovatum and A. undulatum); cataphylls small or vestigial.Roots cylindrical or fusiform, lateral roots sometimes tuberous, covered by a multiple velamen.