Asparagus
Asparagus officinalis L. [Liliaceae]
AGP makes Asparagaceae separated from Liliaceae
Orandakijikakushi (オランダキジカクシ, 阿蘭陀雉隠)
Lifeform: dioecious perennial herb
Distribution: originally in the east Mediterranean (exotic to Japan)
Edible plant: many cultivars
Habitat: ruderal, escaped from crop field
Seed dispersal: animal
Asparagus L. in Japan
Ca 400 species in the world, mostly in tropical and temperate reigons
A. cochinchinensis (Lour.) Merr. (クサスギカズラ)
var. pygmaeus (Makino) Ohwi (タチテンモンドウ)
A. kiusianus Makino (ハマタマボウキ)
A. officinalis L. (オランダキジカクシ): exotic
A. oligoclonos Maxim. (タマボウキ)
A. schoberioides Kunth (キジカクシ)
Asparagus officinalis in Hokkaido
[Left] a bush. [Center] shoots and leaves. [Right] close-up of a fruit. At N23/W2, Sapporo City, on October 19 2009.
References
- Field training on integrated environmental research 統合環境調査法実習 [fauna and flora 出現種リスト]