Overview
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Interesting Facts
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Common Names
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Common Names in English:
Emerald Asparagus Fern, Asparagus Fern, Bushy Asparagus, Fox Tail, Myers Asparagus, Sprenger Asparagus, Sprenger's Asparagus Fern
Common Names in Informal Latinized N:
Asparagus Fern
Taxonomy
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- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- eukaryotes
- Kingdom:
Plantae
()
- Haeckel, 1866
- Plants
- Subkingdom:
Viridaeplantae
()
- Cavalier-Smith, 1981
- Phylum:
Tracheophyta
()
- Sinnott, 1935 ex Cavalier-Smith, 1998
- Vascular Plants
- Subphylum:
Euphyllophytina
()
- Infraphylum:
Radiatopses
()
- Kenrick & Crane, 1997
- Class:
Magnoliopsida
()
- Brongniart, 1843
- Dicotyledons
- Subclass:
Liliidae
()
- Takhtajan, 1967
- Superorder:
Lilianae
()
- Takhtajan, 1967
- Order:
Asparagales
()
- Bromhead, 1838
- Suborder:
Asparagineae
()
-
- Family:
Asparagaceae
()
- A.L. de Jussieu, 1789, nom. cons.
- Subfamily:
Asparagoideae
()
- Genus:
Protasparagus
()
- A.A. Obermeyer, 1983
- Specific epithet:
densiflorus
- (Kunth) Oberm.
- Botanical name: - Protasparagus densiflorus (Kunth) Oberm.
- Specific epithet:
densiflorus
- (Kunth) Oberm.
- Genus:
Protasparagus
(
- Subfamily:
Asparagoideae
(
- Family:
Asparagaceae
(
- Suborder:
Asparagineae
(
- Order:
Asparagales
(
- Superorder:
Lilianae
(
- Subclass:
Liliidae
(
- Class:
Magnoliopsida
(
- Infraphylum:
Radiatopses
(
- Subphylum:
Euphyllophytina
(
- Phylum:
Tracheophyta
(
- Subkingdom:
Viridaeplantae
(
- Kingdom:
Plantae
(
Synonyms
Asparagopsis densiflora Kunth • Asparagus densiflorus (Kunth) Jessop
Notes
Basionym
: Asparagaceae Asparagopsis densiflora
Basionym author: (Kunth)
Basionym: Asparagaceae Asparagopsis densiflora Kunth
Basionym author: (Kunth)
Similar Species
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Members of the genus Protasparagus
ZipcodeZoo has pages for 2 species, subspecies, varieties, forms, and cultivars in this genus:
P. densiflorus (Emerald Asparagus Fern) · P. setaceus (Cypress Asparagus Fern)
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Further Reading
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- Arnold, T. H. & B. C. De Wet, eds. 1993. Plants of southern Africa: names and distribution. Mem. Bot. Surv. S. Africa no. 62. (Pl SAfr) [accepts].
- Fellingham, A. C. & N. L. Meyer. 1995. New combinations and a complete list of Asparagus species in southern Africa (Asparagaceae). Bothalia 25:206.
Notes
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Contributors
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 15, 2012.
Data Sources
Accessed through GBIF Data Portal November 27, 2007:
- Missouri Botanical Garden, Missouri Botanical Garden
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 5882933
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 15078528
- Globally Unique Identifier: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:969635-1
- GRIN Nomen Number: 405045
- International Plant Names Index (IPNI) ID: 158895-3
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 606852
