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Asparagus racemosus
Bottlebrush Asparagus
As recorded: Asparagus racemosus Willd.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Asparagales › Asparagaceae
- Collected by
- Jayasuriya, A.H.M.; Waas, S.; Peeria, S.A.H.M. Jayasuriya →S. Peeria →S.H. Waas →
- Collector number
- 1386
- Date
- December 18, 1973
- Locality
- Hinukkiriyawa, W. of Habarana, Anuradhapura district;
- Island
- Sri Lanka
- Region
- North Central Province, Sri Lanka
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Asparagus racemosus observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1973. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 207 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-19.
2026-10-19
Janakpur, NP
(c) Sujan Prakash Pradhan, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-05
Shiksha Bhavan Road, Bolpur, West Bengal, IN
(c) PRIYANSHU MUKHERJEE, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-18
CR6X+X4H, Naini, Mirakhpur Kachhar, Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh 211007, India
(c) Sayan Saha, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-01
11, HUDA Enclave, Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad, Telangana 500110, India
(c) Khaja Mohammed Baleequddin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-17
Gir Somnath, GJ, IN
(c) Shivam Bhatt, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
2026-08-15
RH7G+M7G, Bannerghatta Rd, Bannerughatta, Karnataka 560083, India
(c) Deepa Mohan, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Asparagus racemosus. BISH 561343. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956166778. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/561343.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956166778 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026