Asparagaceae

Wild asparagus

Asparagus suaveolens Burch.

Family: Asparagaceae
Genus: Asparagus

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Wild asparagus: Wild asparagus at Schanskop, Pretoria — Photo: JMK, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (2)

Afrikaans: Bergappeltjie, Fynkatdoring, Katdoring
English: Wild asparagus

Synonyms

Asparagopsis spinescens Kunth
Asparagopsis suaveolens Baker
Asparagopsis triacantha Kunth
Asparagopsis zeyheri Kunth
Asparagus intangibilis Dinter
Asparagus omahekensis K.Krause
Asparagus spinosissimus Kuntze
Asparagus stipulaceus var. spinescens (Kunth) Baker
Asparagus triacanthus Willd. ex Schult. & Schult.f.
Protasparagus suaveolens (Burch.) Oberm.

Photos

Photo: JMK, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: JMK, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: JMK, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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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

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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.