Asparagaceae

Translingual

Asparagus officinalis

Etymology

Asparagus +‎ -aceae

Proper noun

Asparagaceae

(sensu stricto, under APG II) A taxonomic family within the order Asparagales – several genera, including Asparagus and Hemiphylacus, now called Asparagoideae.
A taxonomic family within the order Asparagales – many genera.

Usage notes

Member genera were formerly placed in Liliaceae.

Hyponyms

(family): Agavoideae (former families Agavaceae and Hesperocallidaceae), Aphyllanthoideae (former family Aphyllanthaceae), Asparagoideae (former family Asparagaceae sensu strictu), Brodiaeoideae (former family Themidaceae), Lomandroideae (former family Laxmanniaceae), Nolinoideae (former family Ruscaceae), Scilloideae (former family Hyacinthaceae) - subfamilies
- See Asparagaceae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia for the many genera.

References

Asparagaceae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Asparagaceae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Asparagaceae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Asparagaceae on Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
Asparagaceae at National Center for Biotechnology Information
Asparagaceae at Encyclopedia of Life
Asparagaceae at the Tree of Life Web Project
Asparagaceae at APWeb
Asparagaceae at Fossilworks

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