Asparagus asparagoides, commonly known as bridal creeper, bridal-veil creeper, gnarboola, smilax or smilax asparagus, is a herbaceous climbing plant of the family Asparagaceae native to eastern and southern Africa.

[Wikipedia] Africa native: Asparagus asparagoides, commonly known as bridal creeper, bridal-veil creeper, gnarboola, smilax or smilax asparagus, is a herbaceous climbing plant of the family Asparagaceae native to eastern and southern Africa.

Asparagus plants have modified stems called cladodes that look like leaves. The cladodes are: green and shiny; oval with pointed tips; 10–70 mm long and 4–30 mm wide; soft and have many parallel veins; alternately arranged along the stem. Flowers are: greenish-white ; tubular with 6 petals that curve backwards; 3-8 mm long and 8-9 mm wide ...

First published in Rep. Bot. Exch. Club Soc. Brit. Isles 3: 414 (1913 publ. 1914) The native range of this species is S. Ethiopia to S. Africa. It is a scrambling perennial and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Asparagus asparagoides is a popular garden plant, and it can attract birds to the garden with its red berries. Best known under the name Cape smilax, it is often used in floral arrangements and in bridal bouquets, and is a popular container plant for home decorating.

This datasheet on Asparagus asparagoides covers Identity, Overview, Distribution, Dispersal, Hosts/Species Affected, Diagnosis, Biology & Ecology, Environmental Requirements, Natural Enemies, Impacts, Uses, Prevention/Control, Further Information.

African asparagus fern Classification Kingdom Plantae - Plants: Subkingdom Tracheobionta - Vascular plants: Superdivision Spermatophyta - Seed plants: Division Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants: Class Liliopsida - Monocotyledons: Subclass Liliidae: Order Liliales

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Asparagus asparagoides (L.) Druce APNI* Synonyms: Myrsiphyllum asparagoides (L.) Willd. APNI* Description: Climbing herb with annual stems to c. 3 m long; no central crown but with an extensive mat of rhizomes and fbrous and tuberous roots. Leaves scale-like.

Asparagus asparagoides, commonly known as Bridal creeper, Bridal-veil creeper, Gnarboola, Smilax or Smilax asparagus, is a herbaceous climbing plant of the family Asparagaceae native to eastern and southern Africa.