Asparagus persicus, is a flowering plant in the Asparagaceae family.[1] It grows between 800–1700 and is native to Turkey, Iran, Afghanistan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Kazakhstan, China, Russia. It is perennial herbaceous halophyte plant up to 1.5 m tall.[2][3] It is dioecious, with male and female flowers on separate plants.[4]

Asparagus persicus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Asparagaceae
Subfamily: Asparagoideae
Genus: Asparagus
Species:
A. persicus
Binomial name
Asparagus persicus
Baker, 1875
Synonyms

Asparagus leptophyllus Schischk.
Asparagus oligophyllus Baker

References

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  1. ^ "Asparagus persicus Baker". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved July 15, 2020.
  2. ^ Flora of Pakistan
  3. ^ Ayşegül Güvenç & Mehmet Koyuncu (1999), Studies on anatomical structure of the roots of Asparagus species (Liliaceae) growıng in Turkey, Ankara Ecz. Fak. Derg. 28(1)15-36,1999 (in Turkish)
  4. ^ Tutin, T. G.; et al., eds. (1980). Flora Europaea. Volume 5, Alismataceae to Orchidaceae (monocotyledones) (Reprinted ed.). Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0521201087. Retrieved 7 April 2015.