| | 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') |
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Species and varieties
Asparagus densiflorus 'Myers' (Myers Asparagus)
Asparagus densiflorus 'Sprengeri' (Sprenger Asparagus, Asparagus Fern)
Asparagus meyeri synonym of Asparagus densiflorus 'Myers' (Myers Asparagus)
Asparagus myersii synonym of Asparagus densiflorus 'Myers' (Myers Asparagus)
Asparagus officinalis (Garden Asparagus)
Asparagus pyramidalis
Asparagus retrofractus (Pom Pom Asparagus Fern)
Asparagus sprengeri synonym of Asparagus densiflorus 'Sprengeri' (Sprenger Asparagus, Asparagus Fern)
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