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Asparagus officinalis
asparagus, garden asparagus, garden-asparagus
Mississippi National River and Recreation Areas
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Non-native
Abundance:	Unknown

Scientific Name with Authority:		Asparagus officinalis L.
Park Preferred Common Name(s):
Park Synonyms:

Taxonomic Hierarchy:		Kingdom Plantae, Phylum Tracheophyta, Subphylum Spermatophytina, Order Asparagales, Family Asparagaceae, Genus Asparagus, Species Asparagus officinalis


Park Tags:
ParkTag -


Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		G5?
NatureServe State Rank:		MN: SNA
Evidence:		0 Observations, 0 Vouchers, 3 Data Store References, 0 External Links


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Aztec Ruins National Monument	Badlands National Park
Bandelier National Monument	Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site
Big Bend National Park	Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area
Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park	Blue Ridge Parkway
Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area	Bryce Canyon National Park
Buffalo National River	Canyon De Chelly National Monument
Canyonlands National Park	Cape Cod National Seashore
Cape Hatteras National Seashore	Capitol Reef National Park
Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site	Carlsbad Caverns National Park
Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park	Chickasaw National Recreation Area
Chiricahua National Monument	Colonial National Historical Park
Colorado National Monument	Coronado National Memorial
Cowpens National Battlefield	Cuyahoga Valley National Park
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area	Dinosaur National Monument
Ebey's Landing National Historical Reserve	Effigy Mounds National Monument
Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site	First State National Historical Park
Fort Laramie National Historic Site	Fort Larned National Historic Site
Fort Sumter National Historical Park	Fort Union Trading Post National Historic Site
Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania County Battlefields Memorial National Military Park	Gateway National Recreation Area
George Washington Birthplace National Monument	Gettysburg National Military Park
Glacier National Park	Glen Canyon National Recreation Area
Grand Teton National Park	Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Hagerman Fossil Beds National Monument	Harpers Ferry National Historical Park
Herbert Hoover National Historic Site	Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site
Homestead National Historical Park	Hopewell Culture National Historical Park
Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site	Hovenweep National Monument
Indiana Dunes National Park	Johnstown Flood National Memorial
Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park	Knife River Indian Villages National Historic Site
Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area	Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park
Mammoth Cave National Park	Manassas National Battlefield Park
Mesa Verde National Park	Minute Man National Historical Park
Missouri National Recreational River	Morristown National Historical Park
New River Gorge National Park and Preserve	Ninety Six National Historic Site
North Cascades National Park	Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park
Pea Ridge National Military Park	Pecos National Historical Park
Pipe Spring National Monument	Pipestone National Monument
Prince William Forest Park	Richmond National Battlefield Park
Rocky Mountain National Park	Sagamore Hill National Historic Site
Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway	Saint-Gaudens National Historical Park
Saratoga National Historical Park	Scotts Bluff National Monument
Shenandoah National Park	Shiloh National Military Park
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore	Stones River National Battlefield
Theodore Roosevelt Island National Memorial	Theodore Roosevelt National Park
Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River	Valley Forge National Historical Park
Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site	Voyageurs National Park
Weir Farm National Historical Park	Whiskeytown National Recreation Area
Whitman Mission National Historic Site	Wind Cave National Park
Yellowstone National Park	Yucca House National Monument
Zion National Park


Last Modified Date:	5/25/2004

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 10/11/2025 11:49:08 PM

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