Asparagus setaceus, Asparagus plumosus,
Ferny Asparagus, Climbing Asparagus Fern,
Hebrew: אספרג מנוצה, Arabic: سبرجس ناعم

Scientific name:		Asparagus setaceus (Kunth) Jessop
Synonym name:		Asparagus plumosus Baker
Common name:		Ferny Asparagus, Climbing Asparagus Fern
Hebrew name:		אספרג מנוצה
Arabic name:		اسبرجس ناعم
Family:		Liliaceae, Lily Family, שושניים

Life form:		Geophyte, climber
Spinescence:		Leaves
Stems:		90-120 cm; tough, wiry, armed with recurved spines
Leaves:		Alternate, scale-like; cladodes 8–15 in each axil, terete, 4–7 mm long, c. 0.5 mm wide, ± glabrous
Inflorescence:		Single or paired flowers, terminal on lateral branches; pedicels 1–2.5 mm long, jointed near base
Flowers:		Perianth campanulate; tepals 3-4 mm long, greenish to white; 6 yellow stamens
Fruits / pods:		Berry, globose; seeds globular, black
Flowering Period:		September, October, November
Habitat:		Disturbed habitats
Distribution:		Cultivated as an ornamental plant, invasive
Chorotype:		South African
Summer shedding:		Perennating

Derivation of the botanical name: Asparagus; an ancient Greek name for the plant. setaceus, bristled. plumosus, feathery. The Hebrew word: אספרג, asparag, transliteration from Greek asparagus The standard author abbreviation Kunth is used to indicate Carl Sigismund Kunth (1788 – 1850), a German botanist. The standard author abbreviation Jessop is used to indicate John Peter Jessop (1939 – ), an Australian botanist,Botanic Gardens of Adelaide and State Herbarium The standard author abbreviation Baker is used to indicate John Gilbert Baker (1834 – 1920), an English botanist.