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Asparagus officinalis subsp. prostratus (Dumortier) Corbiere

Wild asparagus

Nomenclature

GrinTax	Asparagus prostratus Dumort.
The Plant list	Asparagus officinalis subsp. prostratus (Dumortier) Corbiere
English name	Wild asparagus

Crop relationship
Asparagus	secondary genepool

FLORON data (2024)
Indigeneity	native
Trend since 1950	decreasing (25-50%)
Presence	rare
Status	Red List: near threatened
Legal protection	unlisted

Legend distribution maps

upper map:

red: most recent observation year >= 2000
blue: most recent observation year < 2000
yellow circle: not wild.
source: Verspreidingsatlas.nl

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lower map:

green: distribution area
original larger map at wilde-planten.nl

Distribution area
Europe	coastal areas of W-Europe
Asia	-
Africa	-
North-America	-
South-America	-
Australia	-

map from: Q.O.N. Kay, E.W. Davies & T.C.G. Rich (2001) Bot.J.Linn.Soc. 137:127-137

Expected distribution due to climate change

Expected distribution area in 2070 in the European region and in the Netherlands compared with current suitable areas under an optimistic and a pessimistic climate change scenario (see: About CWRnl / Methodology). Click on a map to enlarge.

Optimistic scenario

Distribution data GBIF, June 2016. doi:10.15468/dl.byxoir; 10.15468/dl.yoyn4w

Pessimistic scenario

Additional information

The Netherlands: Verspreidingsatlas.nl (FLORON), Soortenbank.nl (Naturalis Biodiversity Center), NL Soortenregister (Naturalis Biodiversity Center)

Belgium: waarnemingen.be, wilde-planten.nl (native and naturalized plant species in The Nederlands and Belgium; K.M. Dijkstra)

Ireland: Flora of Ireland (National Biodiversity Data Centre)

France: Tela-Botanica.org (La botanique francophone)

Spain: Anthos.es (in tab 'Searches' select button 'Search including synonyms'. Then select the taxon to be mapped.)

EOL.org (Encyclopedia of Life)