Asparagus setaceus (Kunth) Jessop

 
  • Family : LILIACEAE
    (Lily Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : BACHNAG FAMILY (बचनाग फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Asparagaceae
  • Basionym : Asparagopsis setacea Kunth
  • Synonym(s) : Asparagus plumosus Baker
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Asparagus setaceus (Kunth) Jessop
  • Common name : Asparagus fern
  • Habit : Climber
  • Habitat : Garden plant
  • Comments / notes : Cultivated, Thorny straggling climber in Tropical dry deciduous forests, an escape from garden.
  • Flower, Fruit : June-January
  • Distribution :
    • Karnataka : Tumakuru district
    • Kerala : Kerala
  • Native : Botswana, Cape Provinces, Comoros, Ethiopia, Free State, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Northern Provinces, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe
  • Exotic/Native : Exotic
  • World Distribution : Botswana, Cape Provinces, Comoros, Ethiopia, Free State, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Northern Provinces, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Literature :
    • Sasidharan, N. 2011. Flowering plants of Kerala. DVD, V 2, KFRI.
    • Sharma B.D, 1984 - Flora of Karnataka Analysis
    • N.P.Singh, 1988- Flora of Eastern Karnataka
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Asparagus setaceus. Downloaded on 11 October 2024.

India Distribution

World Distribution

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