Asparagus longicladus

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Asparagus longicladus
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Asparagaceae
Subfamily: Asparagoideae
Genus: Asparagus
Species:
A. longicladus
Binomial name
Asparagus longicladus

Asparagus longicladus is a species of flowering plant in the family Asparagaceae, native to Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Botswana and the Caprivi Strip. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Asparagus longicladus", World Checklist of Selected Plant Families , Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew , retrieved 2018-01-11