As of September 2014, the World Checklist of Selected Plant Families accepts 212 species of Asparagus: * F.T.Wang & S.C.Chen – S.E. China (to Hubei) * Jessop – S. Africa * Asparagus acutifolius L. – Mediterranean * Roxb. – Pakistan to W. Himalaya * Asparagus aethiopicus L. – Cape Province to North-West Province * Asparagus africanus Lam. – Tropical & S. Africa, Arabian Peninsula, W. India * (Oberm.) Fellingham & N.L.Mey. – Limpopo * L. – W. & Central Mediterranean * (Oberm.) Malcomber & Sebsebe – W. Cape Province * Engl. & Gilg – S. Tropical Africa * Munby – N.W. Sahara * Iljin – Central Asia to S.W. Xinjiang * (Jessop) J.-P.Lebrun & Stork – Tropical & S. Africa * Asparagus aphyllus L. – Mediterranean to N.W. Arabian Peninsula * Willd. ex Schult. & Schult.f. – Can