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Asparagus officinalis
garden asparagus
Shenandoah National Park
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Non-native
Abundance:	Uncommon

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

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


Park Tags:
Habitat - Cultural
Life Form - Herb


Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		G5?
NatureServe State Rank:		VA: SNA
Evidence:		0 Observations, 0 Vouchers, 4 Data Store References, 0 External Links


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Saint-Gaudens National Historical Park	Saratoga National Historical Park
Scotts Bluff National Monument	Shiloh National Military Park
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Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River	Valley Forge National Historical Park
Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site	Voyageurs National Park
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Last Modified Date:	6/1/2007

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 10/11/2025 5:37:32 AM

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NatureServe. 2017. NatureServe Web Service. Arlington, VA. U.S.A. Available http://services.natureserve.org. Accessed: 12/4/2017. Updated quarterly.

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