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Emerald Asparagus Fern

Asparagus setaceus (Kunth) Jessop

Description

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Evergreen perennial erect or climbing herb up to 2 m. Stems unarmed except for a few basal spines. Branches spreading with short branchlets densely covered with clusters of numerous short, needle-like cladodes.
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Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten and Petra Ballings
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Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. and Ballings, P. (2002-2014). Asparagus setaceus (Kunth) Jessop Flora of Zimbabwe website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=164460
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Mark Hyde
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Bart Wursten
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Petra Ballings
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