Asparagus setaceus

Common asparagus fern[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Asparagaceae
Subfamily: Asparagoideae
Genus: Asparagus
Species:
A. setaceus
Binomial name
Asparagus setaceus
(Kunth) Jessop 1966
Synonyms
List
  • Asparagopsis setacea Kunth 1850
  • Asparagus plumosus Baker
  • Protasparagus plumosus (Baker) Oberm.
  • Protasparagus setaceus (Kunth) Oberm.
  • Asparagus asiaticus var. amharicus Pic.Serm.
  • Asparagus lujae De Wild.
  • Asparagus zanzibaricus Baker

Asparagus setaceus, commonly known as common asparagus fern, asparagus grass,[2] lace fern, climbing asparagus, or ferny asparagus, is a climbing plant in the genus Asparagus.[3] Despite its common name, the plant is not a true fern, but has leaves that resemble one.[4]

  1. ^ "Asparagus setaceus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 1 October 2006.
  2. ^ Asparagus Grass, Adrian Deans, (2023, Hague Publishing) Science fiction novel where a noxious weed becomes a metaphor for a secret alien invasion.
  3. ^ "Asparagus setaceus (Kunth) Jessop". PLANTS Profile. USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service. 2006-10-01. Archived from the original on 26 September 2006. Retrieved 2006-10-01.
  4. ^ Zachos, Ellen (2005). Tempting Tropicals: 175 Irresistible Indoor Plants. Timber Press. p. 112. ISBN 0-88192-732-5.