#genus_Asparagus large genus of Old World perennial herbs with erect or spreading or climbing stems and small scalelike leaves and inconspicuous flowers; sometimes placed in family Asparagaceae
supertype: #liliid_monocot_genus genus of monocotyledonous plants comprising mostly herbs having usually petaloid sepals and petals and compound pistils
member of: #family_Liliaceae
member: #edible_asparagus__asparagus__asparagu__Asparagus_officinales plant whose succulent young shoots are cooked and eaten as a vegetable
member: #asparagus_fern__asparagusfern__Asparagus_setaceous__Asparagus_plumosus a fernlike plant native to South Africa
member: #smilax__Asparagus_asparagoides fragile twining plant of South Africa with bright green flattened stems and glossy foliage popular as a floral decoration
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