Asparagaceae

Asparagus cochinchinensis (Lour.) Merr.

Family: Asparagaceae
Genus: Asparagus

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Asparagus cochinchinensis (Asparagus cochinchinensis) — FlowerPhoto: 葉子, CC0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (7)

Azerbaijani: Koxinxin qulançarı
Chinese: 天門冬, 天门冬, 三百棒, 丝冬, 天冬, 天门冬（天冬）, 老虎尾巴根, 兴安天门冬
Japanese: クサスギカズラ
Korean: 천문동
lzh: 天門冬
Vietnamese: Thiên môn đông
za: Denhmwnzdungh

Synonyms

Asparagopsis sinica Miq.
Asparagus cochinchinensis f. pygmaeus (Makino) Yamashita & M.N.Tamura
Asparagus cochinchinensis var. dolichoclados F.T.Wang & Tang
Asparagus cochinchinensis var. longifolius F.T.Wang & Tang
Asparagus cochinchinensis var. pygmaeus (Makino) Ohwi
Asparagus dauricus var. elongatus Pamp.
Asparagus gaudichaudianus Kunth
Asparagus insularis Hance
Asparagus lucidus Lindl.
Asparagus lucidus var. dolichocladus Merr. & Rolfe
Asparagus lucidus var. pygmaeus Makino
Asparagus sinicus (Miq.) C.H.Wright
Melanthium cochinchinense Lour.

Flowers

In flower: March to June (from 31 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Photos

FlowerPhoto: 葉子, CC0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: chiuluan, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: 呂一起(Lyu yi-chi), CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FruitPhoto: Kiwi Shen, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Shih-Shiuan Kao, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: 葉子, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: 葉子, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Eunfagowiums, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Cliff from Arlington, Virginia, USA, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Mason Brock, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: 阿橋 HQ, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: 葉子, CC0, from iNaturalist

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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.