Spiny Asparagus

Asparagus acutifolius L.

2005 Luigi Rignanese cc-by-nc

Asparagus acutifolius (Spiny Asparagus) is a species of plants in the family Asparagaceae. They are climbers. They have fleshy fruit. Flowers are visited by Punctate masked bee, Common asparagus beetle, and Common Compost Fly. Individuals can grow to 1 m.

URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/FLOPO_0900035
Definition: whole plant lianescent or scandent; eg: liana or vine

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URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/fleshyFruit
Definition: A fruit with at least one tissue that is succulent at maturity.
Attribution: http://www.uv.es/jgpausas/brot.htm

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EOL has data for 25 attributes, including:

age at maturity
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/AgeAtMaturity
- Definition: Age at the first successful reproduction.
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early
- URI: http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C61589
- Definition: At or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events.
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has dispersal vector
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/HasDispersalVector
- Definition: which agent of biological dispersal moves a dispersal unit, or organism, away from its birth population to another location or population in which the individual will reproduce.
- Attribution: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dispersal_vector
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endozoochory
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/endozoochory
- Definition: Seed dispersal via ingestion by vertebrate animals (mostly birds and mammals).
- Attribution: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Seed_dispersal&oldid=602822222
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bud source
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/BudSource
- Definition: Location of bud bank for resprouting.
- Attribution: BROT trait database. Traits: units and categories (BudSource), http://www.uv.es/jgpausas/brot.htm
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roots
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PO_0009005
- Definition: root: A plant axis (PO:0025004) that is part of a root system (PO:0025025).
- Comment: Ontology Description: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/po.owl Ontology Source: http://www.plantontology.org/
- Attribution: [database_cross_reference: POC:curators]
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geographic distribution includes
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/Present
- Definition: This organism is known to be present in this location or region. Not exclusive; other regions may also be reported.
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North Atlantic
- URI: http://www.marineregions.org/mrgid/1912
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leaf sheddability
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/FLOPO_0008548
- Definition: A plant's disposition to lose leaves by a natural process
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evergreen
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PATO_0001733
- Definition: Evergreen (plant): A quality inhering in a plant by virtue of the bearer's disposition to retain foliage.
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leaf size class
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/FLOPO_0003958
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very small
- URI: http://dicom.nema.org/resources/ontology/DCM/112132
- Definition: A qualitative descriptor of a size that is considerably less than typical.
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post-fire seedling emergence
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/PostFireSeedlingEmergence
- Definition: Seedling density per pre-fire mature individuals emerging during the first year after fire (seedlings/mature).
- Attribution: BROT trait database. Traits: units and categories (SeedlEmerg), http://www.uv.es/jgpausas/brot.htm
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none
- URI: http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/SNOMEDCT/260413007
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propagule
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/Propagule
- Definition: The dispersal unit for sexual regeneration.
- Attribution: BROT trait database. Traits: units and categories (Propagule), http://www.uv.es/jgpausas/brot.htm;
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fruit
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PO_0009001
- Definition: A multi-tissue plant structure (PO:0025496) that develops from a gynoecium (PO:0009062) and may have as parts one or more seeds (PO:0009010)
- Comment: Ontology Description: http://www.plantontology.org/ Ontology Source: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/po.owl
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resprout ability after fire
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/RespFire
- Definition: Resprouting ability one year after being ca. 100% scorched or burned by fire.
- Attribution: BROT trait database. Traits: units and categories (RespFire), http://www.uv.es/jgpausas/brot.htm;
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yes
- URI: http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/SNOMEDCT/373066001
- Attribution: http://ihtsdo.org
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seed mass
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/FLOPO_0015519
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40.08 mg
trophic guild
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/TrophicGuild
- Definition: A group of species that exploit the same food resources, and/or use the same feeding or foraging methods. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guild_(ecology)
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photoautotroph
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ECOCORE_00000130
- Definition: An autotroph which is capable of transforming light into chemical energy.
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type specimen repository
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/TypeSpecimenRepository
- Definition: The institution that holds a type specimen for a given species. The recommended best practice is to use the identifier in a collections registry such as the Biodiversity Collections Index (http://www.biodiversitycollectionsindex.org/).
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Museum of Evolution
- URI: http://biocol.org/urn:lsid:biocol.org:col:15542
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Known occurrences, collected specimens and observations of Spiny Asparagus from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility

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2005 Luigi Rignanese cc-by-nc