Minnesota Seasons - asparagus


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Asparagus officinalis

Taxonomy	Family:	Asparagaceae (asparagus)
	Subfamily:	Asparagoideae

Nativity	Native to Northern Africa, Western Asia, and Europe. Widely cultivated. Introduced and naturalized in North America.
Status
Habitat	Fields, roadsides.
Flowering	May to June
Flower Color	Greenish to white
Height	2′ to 7′

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Range			Sources: 2, 3, 5, 7.

Sightings	Afton State Park Bunker Hills Regional Park Crow Wing State Park Joseph A. Tauer Prairie SNA Kasota Prairie SNA Kellogg-Weaver Dunes SNA Kellogg-Weaver Unit Lake Bemidji State Park Lake Bronson State Park Lake Elmo Park Reserve Lake Maria State Park Lebanon Hills Regional Park Louisville Swamp			Minnesota Point Pine Forest SNA Mound Spring Prairie SNA Old Mill State Park Ordway Prairie Pine Bend Bluffs SNA Sibley State Park Uncas Dunes SNA Wild Indigo Prairie SNA

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Synonyms	Asparagus officinalis ssp. officinalis

Common Names	asparagus common asparagus garden asparagus garden-asparagus