Key to Asparagus
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(For a list of species in Asparagus, use the above link.)
Jepson Manual glossary definitions can be seen by moving your cursor over words underlined with dots.
1' Lf-like branchlets < 1 mm wide [<= 3 mm wide in A. aethiopicus]
2. Plant
erect Upright; vertically oriented.
; flowers
unisexual and
bisexual Both male and female reproductive parts occurring and functional in the same plant or structure (e.g., flower, spikelet, inflorescence).
..... A. officinalis subsp. officinalis 2' Plant climbing or sprawling; flowers bisexual
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