Asparagaceae
Asparagus

Asparagus scoparius Lowe

First published in Trans. Cambridge Philos. Soc. 4: 11 (1831)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Macaronesia. It is a shrub and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Canary Is., Madeira, Selvagens

Introduced into:

Argentina Northeast

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Dobignard, D. & Chatelain, C. (2010). Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du nord 1: 1-455. Éditions des conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève.
  • Govaerts, R. (1995). World Checklist of Seed Plants 1(1, 2): 1-483, 1-529. MIM, Deurne.
  • Hansen, A. & Sunding, P. (1985). Flora of Macaronesia. Checklist of vascular plants. 3. revised edition. Sommerfeltia 1: 5-103.
  • Muer, T., Sauerbier, H. & Cabrara Calixto, F. (2020). Die Farn- und Blütenpflanzen Madeiras: 1-792. Verlag und Versandbuchhandlung Andreas Kleinsteuber.
  • Zuloaga, F.O. & Morrone, O. (eds.) (1996). Pteridophyta, Gymnospermae y Angiospermae (Monocotyledoneae). Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares de la República Argentina 1: 1-323. Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Dobignard, D. & Chatelain, C. (2010). Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du nord 1: 1-455. Éditions des conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève.
  • Zuloaga, F.O. & Morrone, O. (eds.) (1996). Pteridophyta, Gymnospermae y Angiospermae (Monocotyledoneae). Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares de la República Argentina 1: 1-323. Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Sep 16, 1905 Lowe? [555] Algeria K000255644 Type Yes
Sep 16, 1905 Lowe? [555] Algeria K000255643 Type Yes
Murray, R.P. [s.n.] Spain K002974560 Yes
Moseley (Mr.) [8] Cabo Verde K001738248 Yes
Bourgeau [s.n.] Spain K001738249 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Spain K002974563 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Portugal K002974566 Yes
Lowe, R.T. [s.n.] Algeria K000255642 Type Yes
[C. Losuaun] [s.n.] Portugal K002974562 Yes
Newton [s.n.] Cabo Verde K001134475 Yes
[H. Czeozoll] [404] Spain K002974568 No
s.coll. [s.n.] Spain K002974570 Yes
Newberry, P.E. [3 a] Portugal K002974564 Yes
Welwitsch [3853] Cabo Verde K001134478 Yes
Durando, G.-L. [s.n.] Algeria K000255632 Type Yes
Asplund, E. [s.n.] Spain K002974567 Yes
Vogel [4] Cabo Verde K001134472 Yes
Chevalier, A. [s.n.] Cabo Verde K001134477 Yes
Mandon, G. [s.n.] Portugal K002974565 Yes
Paiva [166] Algeria K000255645 Type Yes
Cardoso, J. [113] Cabo Verde K001134476 Yes
Welwitsch [3880] Cabo Verde K001134474 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Spain K002974561 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images