list of plants in the family Asparagaceae

The asparagus family (Asparagaceae) comprises about 153 genera and some 2,500 species of flowering plants. Distributed nearly worldwide, the family is extremely diverse, and its members are united primarily by genetic and evolutionary relationships rather than morphological similarities. The following is a list of some of the major genera and species in Asparagaceae, arranged alphabetically by common name or genus.

• genus Agave

  • cantala (A. cantala)
  • century plant (A. americana)
  • henequen (A. fourcroydes)
  • maguey (various species)
  • sisal (A. sisalana)
• genus Asparagus
• bluebell (genus Hyacinthoides)
• butcher’s broom (Ruscus aculeatus)
• genus Chlorophytum

  • spider plant (C. comosum)
• genus Dracaena

  • including the former genus Sansevieria
• grape hyacinth (genus Muscari)
• genus Hosta
• hyacinth (genus Hyacinthus)
• lily of the valley (Convallaria majalis)
• Mauritius hemp (Furcraea foetida)
• genus Ornithogalum
• squill (genus Scilla)
• ti (genus Cordyline)
• tuberose (Polianthes tuberosa)
• genus Yucca