Asparagus albus

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Plantae/Tracheophyta/Liliopsida/Asparagales/Asparagaceae/Asparagus

At a glance

Occurrence records6 185

Data sources12

Biological traits22

DNA specimens1

eDNA detections0

Sources12 archives

Databases and archives Asparagus albus's data was compiled from.

BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗

GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility6 185 records↗

BOLD SystemsCentre for Biodiversity Genomics1 specimens↗

GRIN TaxonomyUSDA-ARSdistribution & uses↗

Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗

CCDBChromosome Counts DB · Tel Aviv U.genome & karyotype↗

GoaTGenomes on a Tree · Sangergenome & karyotype↗

PloiDBPloidy Databasegenome & karyotype

Tree of SexTree of Sex Consortiumgenome & karyotype↗

Paleobiology DatabasePBDB consortiumfossil record↗

WikidataWikimedia Foundationstructured facts↗

GLoBIGlobal Biotic Interactionsbiotic interactions↗

On this page5 sections

Every layer below draws on the sources above — open one to explore it, or use ← → to move between tabs.

NarrativeWikipediaarticle

Traits & measurements3 literature sources22 traits

Occurrence & distributionGBIF6 185 records

DNA & barcodingBOLD1 specimens

Genome at a glanceCCDB · GoaT · TreeOfSex2n = 20

01Narrative

Asparagus albus, l’Asperge blanche, est une espèce de plantes à fleurs de la famille des Asparagaceae. C'est une asperge sauvage méditerranéenne.

No narrative description available for this taxon yet.

02Traits & measurements

SourcesWCVPTRYGIFT

Size & morphology7

Fruit length5.8 mm

Fruit width6.5 mm

Leaf size6.07 mm²

Plant height0.777 m

Seed mass28.43 mg

Seed mass max28.42 mg

Seed mass min28.42 mg

Life cycle & reproduction6

Deciduousnesswinter deciduous

Dehiscenceindehiscent

Dispersal typeanimal

Life formperennial

Life spanperennial

Raunkiær life formchamaephyte

Diet & foraging1

Parasiteindependent

Habitat & environment6

Climatesubtropical

Climberobligatory

Epiphyteterrestrial

Fruit typeberry

Growth formshrub

Woodinessnon-woody

Physiology & chemistry2

Photosynthetic pathwayC3

Specific leaf area (SLA)8.15 mm²/mg

05DNA & barcoding1 specimens

A DNA barcode is a short, standardised stretch of genes that works like a fingerprint — enough to tell one species from another. Below is the molecular trace Asparagus albus has left across the world's sequence archives.

At a glance

DNA specimens1

Countries1

06Genome at a glanceCCDB · GoaT · TreeOfSex

The complete instruction manual Asparagus albus carries — its genome. We read it from three angles — how big it is, how the DNA is packed into chromosomes, and how completely it has been sequenced — and explain how to read each value as you go.

Chromosomes & ploidyhow the DNA is packaged

2n is the full chromosome count in a normal body cell; n is a gamete (egg or sperm), which carries half. Ploidy is how many complete chromosome sets each cell holds — 2× (diploid) is typical for animals, while higher levels (polyploidy) are common in plants. Click any value below to see the underlying records and sources.

Chromosomes2n = 20 n = 10

Ploidydiploid inferred

Chromosome records20–202n range20median20mode17records

Chromosome-count records — grouped by value · 2n = full set, n = gamete · click a value for sources & references

2n 2017×GoaT · Tree of Sex Database · CCDB · ita-fl · CCDB · iber-fl +6

GoaT · Tree of Sex Database — ↗

CCDB · ita-fl — BOZZINI A. - 1959. Revisione citosistematica del genere Asparagus L. 1:Le specie di Asparagus della flora italiana e chiavi analitiche per la loro determinazione.. Caryologia , 12(2): 199-264.

CCDB · ita-fl — Colombo P., Marcen C. - 1989 (1989). Numeros cromosomaticos de plantas occidentales, 539 - 550.. Anales Jardin Botanico de Madrid , 47(1): 168-174.

CCDB · ita-fl — Colombo P. & Marcen C. - 1990. Nmeros cromosomticos de plantas occidentales, 539-550. Anales Jard. Bot. Madrid , 47(1): 167-174.

CCDB · ita-fl — URBANI M., BECCA G. & LEDDA M. G. - 2007 (2007). Notes on systematics and chorology of Asparagus L. (Asparagaceae) in Sardinia (Italy). Bocconea , 21: 267 - 271.

CCDB · iber-fl — Contribution la connaissance cytotaxonomique des spermatophyta du Portugal. VIII. Liliaceae Barros Neves, J.Bol. Soc. Brot. ser. 247: 157-212(1973).

CCDB · fl-europaea — Barros Neves, 1973

CCDB · ipcn-api-dl — Colombo, P. & C. Marceno. 1990. Números cromosomáticos de plantas occidentales, 539--550. Anales Jard. Bot. Madrid 47: 167–174.

CCDB · book-ipcn73-74 — BARROS NEVES, J. 1973. Contribution a la connaissance cytotaxinomique des Spermatophyta du Portugal. VIII. Liliaceae. Bol. Soc. Brot. 47(Ser. 2}: 157 212.

CCDB · book-fedorov — Bozzini 1959

CCDB · CromoCat 2015 — Barros Neves, J. (1973). Contribution à la connaissance cytotaxonomique des Spermatophyta du Portugal. VIII. Liliaceae. Bol. Soc. Brot. 47: 157-212.

CCDB · CromoCat 2015 — Colombo, P. & Marcenó, C. (1990). Números cromosomáticos de plantas occidentales, 539-550. Anales Jard. Bot. Madrid 47: 167-174.

TreeOfSex · plant — Goldblatt1979 ↗

Ploidy records — measured levels and diploid/polyploid inferences · click for sources

diploid inferred1×PloiDB · genus-scale

PloiDB · genus-scale — chromEvol; reliability=1.000 ↗

08Occurrence & distribution

Record type6 185 records

Wild obs. + sensor5 726

Museum / vouchered353

Cultivated / captive2

Other104

Origin

Native126

Introduced2

Range

Area of Occupancy AOO11 036 km²

Wildobservation + sensor

Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.

Coordinate accuracy86% within 1 km

≤100 m 2 875≤1 km 535≤10 km 510>10 km 67

3 987 georeferenced · 1 739 without coordinates

Open the mapobservation + sensor5 726

Museum / Voucheredphysical evidence

Backed by a physical specimen — a herbarium sheet, sample or voucher held in a collection. “Vouchered” means supported by material evidence, not just an observation.

Coordinate accuracy54% within 1 km

≤100 m 13≤1 km 75≤10 km 72>10 km 2

162 georeferenced · 191 without coordinates

Open the institutions mapphysical evidence353

Cultivated / Captivenot free-living

A living individual in a botanical garden, zoo or nursery — cultivated or kept, not free-living.

Coordinate accuracy0% within 1 km

≤10 km 2

2 georeferenced

Open the mapnot free-living2

Wildobservation + sensor

Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.

10Collections & institutions

Holding institutions21 of 38 geolocated

Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.

Institution	Specimens
BIO-UNIPIlocation not on record	35
MAlocation not on record	32
Córdoba, ES	27
ISAlocation not on record	24
BClocation not on record	23
València, ES	19
Granada, ES	17
Badajoz, ES	17
Barcelona, ES	15
College of the Atlantic, Museumlocation not on record	14
Sevilla, ES	13
UIBlocation not on record	13
Jaén, ES	10
Phyletisches Museum Jenalocation not on record	8
Museo della Bonifica di San Donà di Piavelocation not on record	8
CICYTEXlocation not on record	8
Wlocation not on record	7
Entomological Society of Latvialocation not on record	7
Madrid, ES	6
Alicante, ES	6
CJBGlocation not on record	5
EEZA-CSIClocation not on record	5
Dresden, DE	5
Salamanca, ES	4
Institut und Museum fuer Geologie und Palaeontologielocation not on record	4
Henry Brockhouse Collectionlocation not on record	3
Karlsruhe, DE	2
Kew, GB	2
JBSlocation not on record	2
Vancouver, CA	2
Gijón, ES	1
Coimbra, PT	1
Vitoria, ES	1
Bourges, FR	1
Kathmandu, NP	1
Berlin, DE	1
Saint Louis, US	1
Museo Achille Folettolocation not on record	1

38 institutions · 351 of 353 vouchered records shown · 2 without an institution code

Cultivated / Captivenot free-living

A living individual in a botanical garden, zoo or nursery — cultivated or kept, not free-living.

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Asparagus albus

At a glance

Sources12 archives

Size & morphology7

Life cycle & reproduction6

Diet & foraging1

Habitat & environment6

Physiology & chemistry2

At a glance

Chromosomes & ploidyhow the DNA is packaged

Record type6 185 records

Origin

Range

Wildobservation + sensor

Museum / Voucheredphysical evidence

Cultivated / Captivenot free-living

Wildobservation + sensor

Holding institutions21 of 38 geolocated

Cultivated / Captivenot free-living

Record type6 185 records