Asparagus asparagoides

Asparagus asparagoides
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Asparagaceae
Subfamily: Asparagoideae
Genus: Asparagus
Species:
A. asparagoides
Binomial name
Asparagus asparagoides
(L.) Druce 1914
Synonyms[1]
List
  • Medeola asparagoides L. 1753
  • Asparagus kuisibensis Dinter
  • Asparagus medeoloides (L.f.) Thunb.
  • Asparagus medeoloides var. angustifolius (Mill.) Baker
  • Asparagus medeoloides var. falciformis (Kunth) Baker
  • Dracaena medeoloides L.f
  • Elachanthera sewelliae F.Muell.
  • Elide asparagoides (L.) Kerguélen
  • Luzuriaga sewelliae (F.Muell.) K.Krause
  • Medeola angustifolia Mill.
  • Medeola latifolia Salisb.
  • Myrsiphyllum angustifolium (Mill.) Willd.
  • Myrsiphyllum falciforme Kunth
  • Ruscus volubilis Thunb.
  • Myrsiphyllum asparagoides (L.) Willd.

Asparagus asparagoides, commonly known as bridal creeper, bridal-veil creeper, gnarboola, smilax or smilax asparagus, is a herbaceous climbing plant of the family Asparagaceae native to eastern and southern Africa. Sometimes grown as an ornamental plant, it has become a serious environmental weed in Australia and New Zealand.