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Asparagaceae 
Taxonomic Serial No.: 810124

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Plantae  
  Taxonomic Rank: Family  
  Synonym(s): Agavaceae
 
    Anemarrhenaceae
 
    Anthericaceae
 
    Aphyllanthaceae
 
    Aspidistraceae
 
    Behniaceae
 
    Chlorogalaceae
 
    Convallariaceae
 
    Dracaenaceae
 
    Eriospermaceae
 
    Eucomidaceae
 
    Eustrephaceae
 
    Funkiaceae
 
    Hemiphylacaceae
 
    Herreriaceae
 
    Hesperocallidaceae
 
    Hostaceae
 
    Hyacinthaceae
 
    Lachenaliaceae
 
    Laxmanniaceae
 
    Lomandraceae
 
    Nolinaceae
 
    Ophiopogonaceae
 
    Ornithogalaceae
 
    Peliosanthaceae
 
    Polygonataceae
 
    Ruscaceae
 
    Sansevieriaceae
 
    Scillaceae
 
    Themidaceae
 
    Tupistraceae
 
    Yuccaceae
 
  Common Name(s):    
       
  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: accepted  
       
  Data Quality Indicators:    
  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
  Global Species Completeness: partial   
  Latest Record Review: 2014   
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomPlantae  – plantes, Planta, Vegetal, plants  
    SubkingdomViridiplantae  – green plants  
       InfrakingdomStreptophyta  – land plants  
          SuperdivisionEmbryophyta   
             DivisionTracheophyta  – vascular plants, tracheophytes  
                SubdivisionSpermatophytina  – spermatophytes, seed plants, phanérogames  
                   ClassMagnoliopsida   
                      SuperorderLilianae  – monocots, monocotyledons, monocotylédones  
                         OrderAsparagales   
                            FamilyAsparagaceae   
    Direct Children:  
                               GenusAgave L. – agave, agave species 
                               GenusAndrostephium Torr. – funnellily, funnel lily 
                               GenusAnthericum L.  
                               GenusArthropodium R. Br. – rock lily 
                               GenusAsparagus L. – asparagus 
                               GenusBeaucarnea Lem. – bottle-palm 
                               GenusBloomeria Kellogg – goldenstar 
                               GenusBrodiaea Sm. – brodiaea 
                               GenusCamassia Lindl. – camas 
                               GenusChionodoxa Boiss. – chionodoxa 
                               GenusChlorogalum Kunth – soapplant 
                               GenusChlorophytum Ker Gawl. – chlorophytum 
                               GenusConvallaria L. – lily of the valley, convallaria 
                               GenusCordyline Comm. ex R. Br. – cordyline 
                               GenusDasylirion Zucc. – sotol 
                               GenusDichelostemma Kunth – snakelily 
                               GenusDracaena L. – dracaena 
                               GenusDrimia Jacq. ex Willd.  
                               GenusEcheandia Ortega – echeandia 
                               GenusFurcraea Vent. – furcraea 
                               GenusHastingsia S. Watson – rushlily 
                               GenusHesperaloe Engelm. – falseyucca, false yucca 
                               GenusHesperocallis A. Gray – desert lily 
                               GenusHesperoyucca (Engelm.) Baker  
                               GenusHosta Tratt. – plantain lily 
                               GenusHyacinthoides Medik. – hyacinthoides 
                               GenusHyacinthus L. – hyacinth 
                               GenusLachenalia J. Jacq. ex Js. Murray – lachenalia 
                               GenusLeucocrinum Nutt. ex A. Gray – starlily 
                               GenusLiriope Lour. – lilyturf 
                               GenusMaianthemum F.H. Wigg. – mayflower, beadruby, Solomon's-seal 
                               GenusManfreda Salisb. – tuberose 
                               GenusMilla Cav. – milla 
                               GenusMuscari Mill. – grapehyacinth, grape hyacinth 
                               GenusNolina Michx. – beargrass 
                               GenusOphiopogon Ker Gawl. – ophiopogon 
                               GenusPolianthes L. – polianthes 
                               GenusPolygonatum Mill. – Solomon's seal 
                               GenusSansevieria Thunb. – sansevieria 
                               GenusSchoenolirion Torr. ex Durand – sunnybell 
                               GenusScilla L. – scilla 
                               GenusTriteleia Douglas ex Lindl. – triplet lily, tripletlily, triteleia 
                               GenusTriteleiopsis Hoover – Baja lily, Bajalily 
                               GenusYucca L. – yucca species, yucca 
       

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  Source: Angiosperm Phylogeny Website, 2014, website (version 2014)  
  Acquired: 2014   
  Notes: Angiosperm Phylogeny Website, botanical information system at the Missouri Botanical Garden, available at http://www.mobot.org/MOBOT/research/APweb/   
  Reference for: Asparagaceae   
       
  Source: Liliaceae s.l. of North America Update, database (version 2010)  
  Acquired: 2010   
  Notes: Updated for ITIS by the Flora of North America Expertise Network, in connection with an update for USDA PLANTS (2007-2010)   
  Reference for: Asparagaceae   
       
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