Image to followAI-generated illustrationAsparagus officinalis
Asparagus officinalis
FamilyGenus: Spargelnative in Germany
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Interactions
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About this species
Asparagus officinalis is an archaeophyte in Great Britain, long-established but not native. It is a herbaceous perennial reaching about 0.8 m, with broad leaves and preferring sunny, fresh sites on neutral to slightly acidic soils. The inconspicuous flowers appear from June to August.
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Ecological significance
An archaeophyte long-present in the landscape with no recorded adverse ecological impacts.
Annual cycle
Herbaceous perennial; new shoots appear in spring, flowering occurs from June to August, and the foliage dies back to the ground in autumn.
Standort & Merkmale
Light
Sonne
Moisture
Frisch (Mäßig feucht)
Soil
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Flowering period
Jun – Aug
Bioregion
Continental
Growth form
Krautige Pflanze
Woodiness
Nicht verholzt
Leaf type
Breitblättrig
Plant height
0.783 m
Morphological traits: TRY ID3 (CC BY 3.0) & TRY ID81 (CC BY)
Pflege & Anbau
Prefers full sun and a consistently moist, well-drained soil of moderate fertility. Suitable pH ranges from neutral to slightly acidic. As a herbaceous perennial, top growth naturally dies back in autumn, with new shoots emerging in spring.
Scientific profile
Asparagus officinalis is a herbaceous, non-woody perennial with broad leaves, typically reaching around 0.8 m in height. In Great Britain it is an archaeophyte, long established in the flora. The plant is fully sun-demanding and grows on fresh, moderately moist ground, preferring neutral to weakly acidic reaction and moderate nutrient levels. It is unsuited to saline conditions and shows low disturbance tolerance. Its mycorrhizal associations are of the arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) type. Flowering spans June to August. Diaspores have an average mass of about 20.6 mg and leaf area averages 13.2 mm².
Pollinators & visitors
18 Arten interagieren mit dieser Pflanze
Megachile centuncularisApis melliferaBombus lapidariusAgrotis ipsilonLasioglossum sexnotatumBombus soroeensisBombus pascuorumBombus terrestrisSphaerophoria scriptaEpisyrphus balteatusEupeodes corollaeLasioglossum pauxillumHoplitis leucomelanaAndrena pilipesLasioglossum calceatumBombus lucorumPlatycheirus peltatusApis.mellifera
Other flower visitors
26 other species visit the flowers
Erithacus rubeculaSylvia cantillansPhoenicurus phoenicurusTurdus iliacusTurdus merulaMonticola solitariusSturnus vulgarisOriolus oriolusSylvia communisTurdus philomelosCrioceris duodecimpunctataCrioceris asparagiHarmonia axyridisCoccinella septempunctataVulpes vulpesSylvia borinFicedula hypoleucaErinaceus europaeusLuscinia megarhynchosMartes foinaPica picaMeles melesSylvia atricapillaSaxicola torquatusPhoenicurus ochrurosSylvia undata
Sources & data origin
•Interaktionsdaten via GloBI (CC-BY 4.0)
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•FloraWeb / BfN
•EIVE 1.0 — Dengler et al. (2023), DOI: 10.3897/VCS.98324 (CC BY 4.0)
•GBIF Backbone Taxonomy — GBIF Secretariat (2024), DOI: 10.15468/39omei (CC BY 4.0)
•TRY Categorical Traits (ID3) — Kattge et al. (2012), DOI: 10.17871/TRY.3 (CC BY 3.0)
•TRY Global Spectrum (ID81) — Díaz et al. (2016/2021), DOI: 10.17871/TRY.81 (CC BY)
•Govaerts R et al. (2025) — World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP) v14. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. DOI: 10.34885/xs7h-ze42 (CC BY 4.0)
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