Asparagus setaceus

Common asparagus fern
Scientific 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]

^ "Asparagus setaceus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 1 October 2006.
^ Asparagus Grass, Adrian Deans, (2023, Hague Publishing) Science fiction novel where a noxious weed becomes a metaphor for a secret alien invasion.
^ "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.
^ Zachos, Ellen (2005). Tempting Tropicals: 175 Irresistible Indoor Plants. Timber Press. p. 112. ISBN 0-88192-732-5.

[itis-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.

[usda-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.

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