Asparagus albus explained

Asparagus albus is a widespread species of flowering plant in the family Asparagaceae, native to the western and central Mediterranean.^[1] It is found in the coastal maquis shrubland biome, and in ruderal situations.

Taxonomy

Asparagus albus was formally described in 1753 by the Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus in the first volume of his Species Plantarum under its current binomial name.^{[2] [3]} The specific epithet, albus, is Latin meaning "white".^[4]

Notes and References

1. 531000-1 . Asparagus albus L. . 25 April 2023 .
2. Book: Linnaeus, Carl . Carl Linnaeus . 1753 . Species plantarum : exhibentes plantas rite cognitas ad genera relatas, cum diferentiis specificis, nominibus trivialibus, synonymis selectis, locis natalibus, secundum systema sexuale digestas . 1 . Latin . Holmiae [Stockholm] . Impensis Laurentii Salvii . 314 .
3. Web site: Asparagus albus L. . . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Harvard University Herbaria & Libraries and Australian National Herbarium . 15 May 2024 .
4. Book: Simpson . Donald Penistan . 1977 . albus . Cassell's Latin Dictionary : Latin-English, English-Latin . 5th . New York . Macmillan . 0-02-522570-7 . 33 . https://archive.org/details/cassellslatindic0000unse/page/33/mode/1up . registration .