|
Commodity Guide Page
The Commodity Guide Page provides general product-related information and may serve as a tool to help regulatory officials identify fruits and vegetables intercepted at U.S. ports of entry.
A flag ( ) indicates information that is intended for and available to an APHIS/CBP audience only.
|
|
Approved Name: |
Asparagus |
Scientific Name(s): |
Asparagus officinalis |
Common Name(s): |
asparagio, asparagus, asperge, espargo, esparraguera, espárrago, garden asparagus, oranda-kiji-kakushi, shi diao bai, spargel, sparris |
Belongs to: |
|
Related to/ Includes: |
|
Description: |
|
Season Information: |
January - January. . |
GRIN url: |
https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=300050
|
Image(s): |
|
|
White asparagus shoots |
|
|
Asparagus Shoot |
|
|
Photograph courtesy of Cooseman's |
|
|
|