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Asparagus racemosus
Bottlebrush Asparagus
As recorded: Asparagus racemosus Willd.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Asparagales › Asparagaceae
- Collected by
- Perlman, S.
- Collector number
- 18420
- Date
- February 12, 2003
- Locality
- Omoa village, along road in town and in residence yards,
- Island
- Fatu Hiva
- Region
- French Polynesia
- Elevation
- 10 m
- Identified by
- Lorence, D.H.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On February 12, 2003, Perlman, S. also collected 13 other specimens.
Asparagus racemosus observed alive
This specimen was collected in 2003. 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 704948. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956141981. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/704948.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956141981 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
