Asparagus

genus of plants
Taxon taxon Q2853420
Asparagus
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Asparagus

Summary

Asparagus is a taxon[1]. Asparagus ranks in the top 0.73% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (770 views/month, #1,432 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Asparagus's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Asparagus is classified at the rank of genus[4].
  • Asparagus belongs to the parent taxon Asparagoideae[5].
  • Asparagus's scientific name is Asparagus[6].
  • Asparagus's Commons category is recorded as Asparagus[7].
  • The taxonomic type of Asparagus is Asparagus officinalis[8].
  • Asparagus's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Asparagus[9].
  • Asparagus's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Asparagus[10].
  • Asparagus's Commons gallery is recorded as Asparagus[11].
  • Asparagus's described by source is recorded as Pauly–Wissowa[12].
  • Asparagus's described by source is recorded as Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 15[13].
  • Asparagus's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[14].
  • Asparagus's described by source is recorded as The Domestic Encyclopædia; Or, A Dictionary Of Facts, And Useful Knowledge[15].
  • Asparagus's GRIN URL is recorded as https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomygenus.aspx?id=1046[16].
  • Asparagus is commonly known as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Asperge'}[17].
  • Asparagus is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '天门冬属'}[18].
  • Asparagus is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '天门冬属'}[19].
  • Asparagus is commonly known as {'lang': 'sl', 'text': 'beluš'}[20].
  • Asparagus's has fruit type is recorded as berry[21].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Asparagus is Asparagus[6]. Asparagus is classified at the rank of genus[4]. Asparagus is classified within Asparagoideae[5]. The taxonomic type of Asparagus is Asparagus officinalis[8]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Asperge'}[17], {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '天门冬属'}[18], {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '天门冬属'}[19], and {'lang': 'sl', 'text': 'beluš'}[20].

Identifiers

Asparagus's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 60271[22]. Asparagus's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 4685[23]. Asparagus's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 9527393[24]. Asparagus's ITIS TSN is recorded as 42782[25].

Discovery and Description

Things named for Asparagus include DL-asparagine[26], a group of stereoisomers[27].

Why It Matters

Asparagus ranks in the top 0.73% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (770 views/month, #1,432 of 195,241).[2] Asparagus has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] Asparagus is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

Entities named for Asparagus include DL-asparagine[26], a group of stereoisomers[27].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Genera Plantarum. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . A subfamilial classification for the expanded asparagalean families Amaryllidaceae, Asparagaceae and Xanthorrhoeaceae. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . A subfamilial classification for the expanded asparagalean families Amaryllidaceae, Asparagaceae and Xanthorrhoeaceae. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [23] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [25] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [24] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] . wikidata.org.
  13. [12] . wikidata.org.
  14. [13] . wikidata.org.
  15. [14] . wikidata.org.
  16. [15] . wikidata.org.
  17. [16] . GRIN Taxonomy for Plants. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [17] . Nederlands Soortenregister. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [18] . Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 15. wikidata.org.
  20. [19] . A new list of threatened woody species in China under future global change scenarios. Retrieved . efloras.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [20] . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] . wikidata.org.
  23. [21] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [26] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · Jeuwre · 2026-08-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  2. 4d ago · Yapy28 · 2026-08-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  3. 27d ago · Pierrotrgr · 2026-07-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  4. 6w ago · MSGJ · 2026-07-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has fruit type berry
    Described by source Pauly–Wissowa, Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 15, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition +1
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