Asparagus setaceus

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Common Asparagus Fern[1]

Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Order: Asparagales
Family: Asparagaceae
Genus: Asparagus
Species: A. setaceus
Binomial name
Asparagus setaceus
(Kunth) Jessop

Asparagus setaceus (Common Asparagus Fern, Lace Fern; syn. Asparagopsis setacea Kunth, Asparagus plumosus Baker, Protasparagus plumosus (Baker) Oberm., Protasparagus setaceus (Kunth) Oberm.) is a vine plant in the genus Asparagus.[2] The plant is not a true fern, but has leaves that resemble one. It is native to Southern Africa, but is grown elsewhere as an ornamental plant. It has become an invasive species in several locations where it has been introduced.[3]

  1. ^ Asparagus setaceus (TSN 193453). Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Accessed on 1 October 2006.
  2. ^ Asparagus setaceus (Kunth) Jessop. PLANTS Profile. USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (2006-10-01). Retrieved on 2006-10-01.
  3. ^ Asparagus setaceus. Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER). Institute of Pacific Islands Forestry (2005-12-03). Retrieved on 2006-10-01.
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