Asparagus officinalis L. - United States, Kentucky (Accession No: BEREA003073)

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Shaw, J., D. Estes, B. Ruhfel, A.B. Morris, and T.R. Littlefield. 2023 Tennessee-Kentucky Plant Atlas. [S.M. Landry and K.N. Campbell (original application development), USF Water Institute. University of South Florida]. University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, Austin Peay State University, University of Michigan, Furman University, and Kentucky State Nature Preserves Commission.

Asparagus officinalis L.
	Herbarium:	Berea College, Ralph L. Thompson Herbarium (BEREA)Herbarium's Specimen Details Page
	Family:	Asparagaceae
	Currently Accepted Name:	Asparagus officinalis L.
	Herbarium Name Used:	Asparagus officinalis
	Locality:	United States. Kentucky. Madison: Purchased at Wal-mart off I-75.
	Habitat:	Young shoots are eaten as a vegetable. Rhizomatous perennial, though stems die to ground in winter. Native to Europe, Asia, and northern Africa; naturalized in North America.
	Collector:	J. Richard Abbott 12263
	Date:	8 Mar 1999
	Accession No:	BEREA003073
	Plant Atlas Link:	Plant Atlas Citation

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