Asparagaceae
Wild asparagus
Asparagus capensis
- Family
- Asparagaceae
- Genus
- Asparagus
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Common names
By language (3)
- Afrikaans
- Katdoring, Wag-'n'bietjie
- English
- Wild asparagus
- Persian
- مارچوبه دماغه
Synonyms
- Asparagopsis passerinoides Kunth
- Asparagus triacanthus Burm.f.
- Protasparagus capensis (L.) Oberm.
Photos
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Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.