Asparagus aethiopicus (Asparagus Fern)
Asparagus aethiopicus (Asparagus Fern) with delicate green foliage and numerous small round red fruit
Botanical name: Asparagus aethiopicus
Common names: Asparagus Fern, Foxtail Fern, Sprenger's Asparagus
Family: Asparagaceae (Formerly:Asparagaceae / Hyacinthaceae / Liliaceae)
Subfamily: Asparagoideae
Origin: South Africa
USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map
Asparagus aethiopicus has been confused with Asparagus densiflorus, now regarded as a separate species, so that information about A. aethiopicus will often be found under the name A. densiflorus.
Similar plants: Asparagus aethiopicus (Asparagus Fern)
- Asparagus asparagoides (Bridal Creeper)
- Asparagus densiflorus (Fox Tail)
- Asparagus falcatus (Sicklethorn)
- Asparagus juniperoides (Asparagus )
- Asparagus laricinus (Cluster-leaf Asparagus)
- Asparagus officinalis (Garden Asparagus)
- Asparagus plumosus (Asparagus Fern)
- Asparagus simulans
- Asparagus umbellatus (Asparagus Fern)
Asparagus aethiopicus (Asparagus Fern) with clusters of round red fruit among narrow green needle-like leaves.
Asparagus aethiopicus (Asparagus Fern) branch displaying narrow green leaves alongside ripe red fruit and white flowers.
Asparagus aethiopicus (Asparagus Fern) white flower cluster with orange pollen on thin green branch
Asparagus aethiopicus (Asparagus Fern) white flower with orange pollen clusters emerging from thin green needle foliage
Asparagus densiflorus (Fox Tail) roots visible under soil with dense green needles above the ground.
Asparagus aethiopicus (Asparagus Fern) white flower cluster with orange stamens against thin green needle-like foliage
Asparagus aethiopicus (Asparagus Fern) reveals clusters of small round red fruit among needle-like green foliage stems
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