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Photographer: Dennis W. Woodland
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Family Liliaceae
Asparagus officinalis L.
asparagus, common asparagus, garden asparagus
Asparagus: ancient Greek name
officinalis: Latin generally meaning "of the shops" or "sold in the marketplace" or "official"
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| Status: | Introduced - naturalized |
| Plant: | erect, perennial, 2'-7' tall forb, stems with many branches; from rhizomes |
| Flower: | greenish to white, 6-parted, 1/4" long, bell to tubular shape, stalked, inflorescence of 1 or 2 opposite pairs of flowers along the stems; blooms May-June |
| Fruit: | red, round, 1/8"-1/4" berry |
| Leaf: | scale-like on fine, feathery branches |
| Habitat: | fields, woods, fencerows, roadsides |
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