Asparagaceae

Asparagus falcatus L.

Family: Asparagaceae
Genus: Asparagus

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Asparagus falcatus (Asparagus falcatus) — FlowerPhoto: insiderelic, CC0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (7)

Afrikaans: Doringtou
Azerbaijani: Oraqşəkilli qulançar
Chinese: 镰叶天门冬
Estonian: Mõõkaspar
Persian: سرخس مارچوبه
Polish: Szparag sierpowaty
Swedish: Klättersparris

Synonyms

Asparagus aethiopicus var. ternifolius Baker
Asparagus falcatus var. falcatus
Asparagus falcatus var. ternifolius (Baker) Jessop
Protasparagus falcatus (L.) Oberm.

Flowers

In flower: October to December (from 10 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Photos

FlowerPhoto: insiderelic, CC0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Mahomed Desai, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Shaun Swanepoel, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Michael Wolf, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Wikimedia Commons contributor, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Susan Brown, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Suvarna Parbhoo Mohan, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Hiuppo, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Pramod Singh, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Margaret Burger, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Michael Wolf, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Suvarna Parbhoo Mohan, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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.