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Purine is a heterocyclic aromatic organic compound that consists of two rings (pyrimidine and imidazole) fused together. It is water-soluble. Purine also gives its name to the wider class of molecules, purines, which include substituted purines and their tautomers. They are the most widely occurring nitrogen-containing heterocycles in nature. [1]
Oceana County, Michigan, the self-proclaimed "asparagus capital of the world" hosts an annual festival complete with a parade and asparagus queen; [78] The Vale of Evesham in Worcestershire is the largest producer within Northern Europe, [citation needed] celebrating with the annual British Asparagus Festival involving auctions of the best crop ...
Asparagus is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Asparagoideae. [2] It comprises up to 300 species.Most are evergreen long-lived perennial plants growing from the understory as lianas, bushes or climbing plants.
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Asparagoideae is a subfamily of monocot flowering plants in the family Asparagaceae, order Asparagales, according to the APG III system of 2009. The subfamily name is derived from the generic name of the type genus, Asparagus.
Asparagus acutifolius, common name wild asparagus, is an evergreen perennial plant belonging to the genus Asparagus.The specific epithet, acutifolius, meaning "thorny leaves", is derived from Latin acutus (pointed, acute), and -folius (-leaved), and refers to the characteristic shape of the leaves, a quite common feature in the typical plants of the Mediterranean.
Asparagaceae (/ ə s ˌ p æ r ə ˈ ɡ eɪ s i ˌ aɪ,-s iː ˌ iː /), known as the asparagus family, is a family of flowering plants, placed in the order Asparagales of the monocots. [1] The family name is based on the edible garden asparagus, Asparagus officinalis. This family includes both common garden plants as well as common houseplants.
Asparagus dauricus Fisch. ex Link – Siberia to N.E. Korea; Asparagus declinatus L. – Namibia to W. Cape Province, Madagascar; Asparagus deflexus Baker – Angola; Asparagus densiflorus (Kunth) Jessop – Mozambique (Inhaca Islands) to S. Africa; Asparagus denudatus (Kunth) Baker – E. Tropical & S. Africa; Asparagus devenishii (Oberm.)