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Asparagaceae
Asparagus

not marked as a favorite taxon *Asparagus asparagoides (Linnaeus) W. Wight. Common name: Bridal Creeper, Smilax Asparagus. Habitat: Waif from horticultural use. Distribution: Native of subsaharan Africa. Treated as excluded by Virginia Botanical Associates (2025): "collected as a waif on the north shore of the James River, City of Richmond".

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Origin/Endemic status: Subsaharan Africa

Synonymy ⓘ: = FNA26, K4, NS, POWO; Medeola asparagoides L. Basionym: Medeola asparagoides L. 1753

Links to other floras: = Asparagus asparagoides - FNA26

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