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·  Common name: Asparagus.

·  Latin name: Asparagus officinalis L. var. altilis.

·  Family: Asparagaceae (Liliaceae) [Liliaceae Images].

·  Monocotyledon.

·  Perennial.

·  Harvested organ: spears.

·  "asparagus" may derive from Greek "aspharagos" [ = "sprout" or "shoot"].

·  Origin: coastal areas of Asia, Africa and Europe.

·  First cultivated by Romans ~ 2,000 years ago.

·  Brought to N. America by European settlers.

·  Aspargus history (TAMU).

·  Cool season, cold hardy.

·  Dioecious [male and female flowers on separate staminate and pistillate plants, respectively].

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