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Asparagus officinalis
Family Name Asparagaceae
Currently Accepted Name Asparagus officinalis L.
Locality USA. Florida , Hillsborough Co. : Tampa. Interstate right-of-way between I-4 and 14th Avenue. T29S, R19E, Sec. 18. 27° 56' 51" N 82° 27' 30" W
Habitat Disturbed roadside.
Reproductive State
Collector K. Holland
with R. Mears
Collection Date 17 Aug 1988
Accession Number 198038
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Asparagus officinalis
Family Name Asparagaceae
Currently Accepted Name Asparagus officinalis L.
Locality USA. Florida , Highlands Co. : Highlands Hammock State Park. Old fish pond. T35S, R28E, Sec. 32, NE¼ of NE¼ of SE¼. 27° 22' 0" N 81° 20' 60" W
Habitat Ruderal.
Reproductive State Fruit
Collector A. Bishop
with S. Meents
Collection Date 28 Oct 2004
Accession Number 243075
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Asparagus officinalis
Family Name Asparagaceae
Currently Accepted Name Asparagus officinalis L.
Locality USA. Florida , Pasco Co. : Zephyrhills. 311 7th Avenue. 28° 14' 1" N 82° 10' 52" W
Description Herbaceous, 1 m high; flowers white.
Reproductive State Flower
Collector D. Burch 3735
with M. Bialik
Collection Date Jul 1970
Accession Number 93676
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Asparagus officinalis
Family Name Asparagaceae
Currently Accepted Name Asparagus officinalis L. - Determined By: D. G. Burch,
Locality USA. Florida , Hillsborough Co. : University of South Florida Botanical Gardens. 28° 0' 0" N 82° 0' 0" W
Description Stems erect to 1.5 m; flowers white; herb garden.
Reproductive State Fertile
Collector D. Burch 6591
Collection Date 19 May 1973
Accession Number 104941
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Asparagus officinalis
Family Name Asparagaceae
Currently Accepted Name Asparagus officinalis L.
Locality USA. North Carolina , Carteret Co. : Pivers Island, Beaufort.
Description Perennial with small greenish, yellow flowers.
Reproductive State Fruit
Collector J. H. Ives
Collection Date 15 Jul 1965
Accession Number 84180
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Asparagus officinalis
Family Name Asparagaceae
Currently Accepted Name Asparagus officinalis L.
Locality USA. Arkansas , Ashley Co. : Along old railroad bed S of US 82 at grain storage area in Mist E of Hamburg. T16S, R6W, Sec. 35.
Reproductive State Fruit
Collector R. D. Thomas
Collection Date 20 Jun 1986
Accession Number 200507
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Asparagus officinalis
Family Name Asparagaceae
Currently Accepted Name Asparagus officinalis L.
Locality USA. Georgia , Wayne Co. : S side of US 25 10.4 mi. SE of junction with US 301 in Jesup.
Description Several plants with no evidence of cultivation; plants 2 m high; flowers white.
Habitat Edge of cypress swamp.
Reproductive State Fruit
Collector J. Beckner
Collection Date 03 May 1981
Accession Number 156684
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Asparagus officinalis
Family Name Asparagaceae
Currently Accepted Name Asparagus officinalis L.
Locality USA. Louisiana , Ouachita Par. : Lakeshore area E of Monroe; Camelia Drive.
Habitat Old field.
Reproductive State Fruit
Collector R. D. Thomas
Collection Date 18 Sep 1967
Accession Number 81836
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Asparagus officinalis
Family Name Asparagaceae
Currently Accepted Name Asparagus officinalis L. - Determined By: H. E. Ahles,
Locality USA. South Carolina , Allendale Co. : Railroad 0.6 mi. NW of Fairfax on SC 28.
Reproductive State Flower
Collector R. C. Bell
Collection Date 13 May 1956
Accession Number 44750
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Asparagus officinalis
Family Name Asparagaceae
Currently Accepted Name Asparagus officinalis L. - Determined By: S. R. Hill, Jun 1994
Locality Dominica. St. Paul Par. : Coastal highway at entrance to Hummingbird Inn drive, Canefield; roadside. 15° 19' 60" N 61° 23' 60" W
Description 1 clump in dirt pile.
Habitat Dry coastal forest, heavily disturbed.
Reproductive State
Elevation 10 to 50 ft
Collector S. R. Hill
Collection Date 03 Jun 1994
Accession Number 211738
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Asparagus officinalis
Family Name Asparagaceae
Currently Accepted Name Asparagus officinalis L.
Locality USA. New York , Essex Co. : Campground ca. Lake Champlain. 44° 59' 11" N 73° 26' 47" W
Habitat Abandoned field.
Reproductive State Fertile
Collector D. Lundy
Collection Date 11 Sep 1977
Accession Number 132245
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Asparagus officinalis
Family Name Asparagaceae
Currently Accepted Name Asparagus officinalis L.
Locality USA. Virginia , Hanover Co. : Atlee.
Description Uncommon; to 2 cm. tall; flowers cream-white.
Habitat Shaded.
Reproductive State Fertile
Collector R. M. King
Collection Date 12 May 1968
Accession Number 109815
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Asparagus officinalis
Family Name Asparagaceae
Currently Accepted Name Asparagus officinalis L.
Locality USA. Maryland , Worcester Co. : NW side of Great Egging Island; Sinepuxent Bay.
Description Flowers cream-yellow; one large clump; 3 ft. tall.
Habitat Clearing.
Reproductive State Fertile
Collector S. R. Hill
with D. Kratz
Collection Date 04 Jun 1984
Accession Number 196470
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Asparagus officinalis
Family Name Asparagaceae
Currently Accepted Name Asparagus officinalis L.
Locality USA. Virginia , Northumberland Co. : Along Coan River; end of VA 629 at Coan.
Habitat Roadside thicket.
Reproductive State Fertile
Collector L. Abbott
with Advanced Plant Taxonomy class
Collection Date 13 Sep 1981
Accession Number 183343
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Asparagus officinalis
Family Name Asparagaceae
Currently Accepted Name Asparagus officinalis L. - Determined By: S. R. Hill, Nov 1999
Locality USA. Illinois , Alexander Co. : Tamms prairie; N side of Tamms; W side of IL 128; strip between road and old railroad. T14S, R1W, Sec. 31, NW¼, SE¼, SW¼. 37° 14' 6" N 89° 16' 12" W
Description Fruits lustrous; tangerine-orange to red; occasional.
Habitat Degraded prairie with wet drainages and disturbed areas.
Reproductive State Fertile
Collector S. R. Hill
Collection Date 12 Aug 1999
Accession Number 234882
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Asparagus officinalis
Family Name Asparagaceae
Currently Accepted Name Asparagus officinalis L. - Determined By: S. R. Hill, 2002
Locality USA. Illinois , DeKalb Co. : Waterman; between highway right of way and active railroad (Chicago, Burlington, Quincy) tracks; E side of town; S side US 30; ridge along utility line. T38N, R4E, Sec. 15, SE¼, NW¼. 41° 46' 8" N 88° 45' 56" W
Description Fruits red-orange; fleshy with thin hard rind; occasional perennial to 1 m. tall.
Habitat Dark clay-loam; disturbed; mesic to dry-mesic prairie remnant; degraded.
Reproductive State Fertile
Elevation 800 to ft
Collector S. R. Hill
with G. Rose
Collection Date 10 Sep 2002
Accession Number 271042
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Asparagus officinalis
Family Name Asparagaceae
Currently Accepted Name Asparagus officinalis L.
Locality USA. Virginia , Page Co. : N side of US 211; on VA 675; ca. Luray.
Habitat Old field.
Reproductive State Fertile
Collector I. Miller
Collection Date 29 May 1979
Accession Number 183085
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Asparagus officinalis
Family Name Asparagaceae
Currently Accepted Name Asparagus officinalis L.
Locality USA. California , Sonoma Co. : Vacation Beach; ca. Guerneville. 38° 30' 7" N 122° 59' 46" W
Habitat Grassy; vacant lot.
Reproductive State Fertile
Collector P. Rubtzoff
Collection Date 26 Aug 1961
Accession Number 95939
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Asparagus officinalis
Family Name Asparagaceae
Currently Accepted Name Asparagus officinalis L.
Locality USA. Kentucky , Fayette Co. : Raven Run; 10 mi. SE of Lexington.
Habitat Deciduous woods.
Reproductive State Fertile
Collector E. M. Browne
with E.T. Browne Jr.
Collection Date 21 May 1961
Accession Number 42829
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