Asparagaceae
Ming fern
Asparagus retrofractus
- Family
- Asparagaceae
- Genus
- Asparagus
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Common names
By language (4)
- Afrikaans
- Katdoring
- Chinese
- 法国松, 蓬莱松
- English
- Ming fern, Pom pom asparagus fern, Zigzag shrub
- Finnish
- Pensasparsa
Synonyms
- Asparagopsis retrofracta (L.) Kunth
- Asparagus africanus var. microphyllus Baker
- Asparagus declinatus Sieber ex Baker
- Asparagus microphyllus Burch. ex Baker
- Protasparagus retrofractus (L.) Oberm.
Photos
Photo: Michael256, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, 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.