*Vernacular name*

**English:** Asparagus, Garden asparagus, White asparagus, Sparrow grass and Common asparagus; **Arabic:** Ehlilaj aswad, Helion, Dhagboth, Akla, al theeb;

**Chinese:** Shi diao baiGerman: Spargel; **French:** Asperge; **Italian:** Asparagio; **Japanese:** Oranda-kiji-kakushi; **Portuguese:** Espargo; **Spanish:** Espárrago, Esparraguera, and **Swedish:** Sparris.

**Synonyms:** Asparagus caspius Hohen.; Asparagus longifolius Fisch. ex Steud.; *Asparagus officinalis* var. caspius (Hohen.) Asch. & Graebn.; *Asparagus officinalis subsp. officinalis*; Asparagus polyphyllus Steven ex Ledeb.

*Scientific classification*

**Kingdom:** plantae; **Subfamily:** asparagoideae; **Clade:** Angiosperms; **Genus:** Asparagus—asparagus; **Order:** asparagales; **Species:** *Asparagus officinalis L*. garden asparagus; **Family:** Asparagaceae.
