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Asparagus scandens

Botanic Family

Asparagaceae

Author

Thunberg

Common Names

Geographical Habitats

• Cape Provinces - South Africa

Natural Habitats

Flowering Times

• Summer

Fruiting Times

Scrambling or climbing perennial vine with glabrous stems to 2m, tuberous roots. 10-30 feathery cladodes per fascicle, to 6mm long, leaves to 15mm x 1.5mm. White flowers rarely pale pink, tepals to 4mm long. Red berries to 8mm diameter.

Further References

• Bailey 1976
• Beckett 1990
• Huxley 1992
• FONZ
• RHS A-Z
• The Plant List 2
• Kew
• Jstor