| Asparagus squarrosus | |
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| Conservation status | |
 Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Asparagaceae |
| Subfamily: | Asparagoideae |
| Genus: | Asparagus |
| Species: | A. squarrosus |
| Binomial name | |
| Asparagus squarrosus J.A. Schmidt, 1852 | |
Asparagus squarrosus is a species of flowering plant in the family Asparagaceae. The species is endemic to Cape Verde. The species was named by Johann Anton Schmidt in 1853. Its local name is espargo. The plant is used in traditional medicine.
Distribution and ecology
Asparagus squarrosus occurs on nearly all of the Cape Verdean islands. It is found in arid and extremely arid zones.
References
- ^ Catarino, S.; Duarte, M.C.; Romeiras, M.M. (2017). "Asparagus squarrosus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T107378200A107468062. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T107378200A107468062.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- Schmidt, Johann Anton (1852). Beiträge zur Flora der Cap Verdischen Inseln. p. 61.
- Oromí, Martín, Zurita & Cabrera, 2005 : Lista preliminar de especies silvestres de Cabo Verde: Hongos, Plantas y Animales Terrestres. Gobierno de Canarias, Consejería de Medio Ambiente y Ordenación Territorial, p. 53
- Gomes, Alda Roque; Vasconcelos, Teresa; Almeida, Helena Guimarães de (31 October 2008). "Plantas na medicina tradicional de Cabo Verde" [Traditional Medicinal Plants in Cape Verde] (PDF) (in Portuguese). Plantas Medicinais e Fitoterapêuticas nos Trópicos, IICT/CCCM. p. 7. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 March 2017. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Asparagus squarrosus | |