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... > Eukaryota > Viridiplantae > Streptophyta > Embryophyta > Tracheophyta > Magnoliopsida > Lilianae > Asparagales > Asparagaceae > Asparagus Plant

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Asparagus Plant  

Type

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Entry terms

  • Asparagus officinalis

Scope note

  • A plant genus in the family Asparagaceae that contains ECDYSTEROIDS and is an ingredient of Siotone. The shoots are used as a vegetable and the roots are used in FOLK MEDICINE.

History note

  • 2002; use Liliaceae 1998-2001

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D027761

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