Asparagus officinalis L.

• Region

  North America

• Country

  United States of America

• State/Province

  Illinois

• County/Municipio

  DeKalb Co.

• Locality

  15 Waterman. Between highway right-of-way and active railroad (Chicago, Burlington and Quincy) tracks, east side of town, south side of U.S. Route 30.

• Elevation

  Alt. 244 m. (801 ft.)

• Coordinates

  41.7688, -88.764

• Coordinate Uncertainty (m)

  969

• Georeferencing Method

  GEOLocate Web Application. Used GEOLocate Web Application (batch client) to convert Township Range Section coordinates (Public Land Survey System) to decimal degree (high precision).

• Geodetic Datum

  WGS84

• Distribution

  Map all specimens of this taxon

PLANTS OF ILLINOIS, USA
Asparagus officinalis L.
Det.: S.R. Hill, (ILLS) 2002 Liliaceae
ILLINOIS: DEKALB COUNTY: 41° 46’ 8.1” N.
Lat. 088° 45’ 56.3” W. Long. T. 38N, R. 4E, SE1/4
NW1/4 SECT. 15 Waterman. Between highway
right-of-way and active railroad (Chicago, Burlington
and Quincy) tracks, east side of town, south side of U.S.
Route 30. Waterman 7.5 min. quadrangle. Elevation
about 800 feet. At ridge along utility line. Dark
xclay-loam, disturbed.
Mesic to dry-mesic prairie remnant; degraded. Fruits
red-orange, fleshy with thin hard rind; occasional
perennial herb to 1 meter tall.
Steven R. Hill, with George Rose 35011
10 September 2002
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