Asparagus officinalis facts for kids
Asparagus officinalis is a perennial from the genus Asparagus of the Asparagaceae family. It is commonly grown as a vegetable, eaten in spring. When people talk about Asparagus as a vegetable, they usually mean this plant. It was once classified in the lily family, like its Allium cousins, onions and garlic, but the Liliaceae have been split and the onion-like plants are now in the family Amaryllidaceae and asparagus in the Asparagaceae. Asparagus officinalis is native to most of Europe, northern Africa and western Asia, A. officinalis is widely cultivated as a vegetable crop.
Images for kids
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A multitude of cultivated asparagus bundles
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Serving of "white asparagus" with Hollandaise sauce and potatoes
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Asparagus shoot before becoming woody
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Asparagus foliage turns bright yellow in autumn.
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Cultivated asparagus output in 2005 shown as a percentage of the top producer (China) 100 10 1
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Steam boiling asparagus in a pot
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German botanical illustration of asparagus
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Green asparagus for sale in New York City
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In the Netherlands and northern Germany, asparagus is often eaten with ham, boiled egg, potatoes, and a melted butter sauce.
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Three types of asparagus are on display, with white asparagus at the back and green asparagus in the middle. The plant at the front is Ornithogalum pyrenaicum, commonly called wild asparagus, and sometimes "Bath asparagus".
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Asparagus officinalis next to the Columbia River in East Wenatchee, Douglas County, Washington
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Asparagus served with bacon and rice
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Wild asparagus (Asparagus aphyllus) native to the Levant
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Mature wild asparagus with seed pods in Saskatchewan, Canada
See also
In Spanish: Asparagus officinalis para niños
