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Asparagus are generally encountered as vegetables, or as 'Asparagus ferns'. They are not ferns at all, but instead related to the lily family.

The decorative species from Africa are sometimes include in the genus 'Protasparagus'.


Asparagus Fern (Asparagus densiflorus 'Sprengeri')

Species and varieties
Asparagus asparagoides Cape Smilax, Smilax Asparagus
Asparagus densiflorus 'Myers' Myers Asparagus
Asparagus densiflorus 'Sprengeri' Sprenger Asparagus, Asparagus Fern
Asparagus officinalis Garden Asparagus
Asparagus retrofractus Pom Pom Asparagus Fern, Ming Asparagus
Asparagus setaceus Asparagus Fern
Asparagus setaceus Plume Fern
Synonym and obsolete names
Asparagus meyeri synonym of Asparagus densiflorus 'Myers' (Myers Asparagus)
Asparagus myersii synonym of Asparagus densiflorus 'Myers' (Myers Asparagus)
Asparagus plumosus synonym of Asparagus setaceus (Asparagus Fern)
Asparagus pyramidalis synonym of Asparagus setaceus (Plume Fern)
Asparagus sprengeri synonym of Asparagus densiflorus 'Sprengeri' (Sprenger Asparagus, Asparagus Fern)

 

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