Asparagus albus
Species of plant
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Asparagus albus is a widespread species of flowering plant in the family Asparagaceae, native to the western and central Mediterranean.[2] It is found in the coastal maquis shrubland biome, and in ruderal situations.[1]
| Asparagus albus | |
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| Stems are white | |
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| Flowers are white | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Asparagaceae |
| Subfamily: | Asparagoideae |
| Genus: | Asparagus |
| Species: | A. albus |
| Binomial name | |
| Asparagus albus | |
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Taxonomy
Asparagus albus was formally described in 1753 by the Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus in the first volume of his Species Plantarum under its current binomial name.[3][4] The specific epithet, albus, is Latin meaning "white".[5]