About Sprenger's Asparagus
Asparagus densiflorus (among several species colloquially called asparagus ferns; no relation to actual ferns), or the foxtail fern (asparagus) or plume fern, is a variable, evergreen-perennial plant related to cultivated, edible asparagus. It is native to southern Africa, from Mozambique to South Africa, but is widely cultivated.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Asparagus densiflorus
- Genus
- Asparagus
- Family
- ASPARAGACEAE
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Botanical family
Asparagaceae
Asparagus family
Sprenger's Asparagus belongs to the Asparagaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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