species 13,668 observations

Sprenger's Asparagus

Asparagus densiflorus

Field notes

Asparagus densiflorus (among several species colloquially called asparagus ferns; no relation to actual ferns), or the foxtail fern (asparagus) or plume fern, is a variable, evergreen-perennial plant related to cultivated, edible asparagus.

It is native to southern Africa, from Mozambique to South Africa, but is widely cultivated.

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2 native animals
supported in the US

Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided

Key traits

Layer
Shrubs

From USDA PLANTS.