Asparagus nesiotes

Asparagus nesiotes is a species of flowering plant in the family Asparagaceae, native to the Canary Islands and the Savage Islands (Selvagens).^[2]

Asparagus nesiotes
Conservation status
Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Asparagaceae
Subfamily:	Asparagoideae
Genus:	Asparagus
Species:	A. nesiotes
Binomial name
Asparagus nesiotes Svent.[2]

Asparagus nesiotes is a source of feed for small ruminants.^[3]

Two subspecies are accepted. Asparagus nesiotes subsp. nesiotes is native to Selvagem Grande in the Selvagens. Asparagus nesiotes subsp. purpuriensis Marrero Rodr. & A.Ramos is native to Lanzarote and Fuerteventura in the Canary Islands.^[4]