Asparagus setaceus

Asparagus setaceus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Asparagaceae
Subfamily:	Asparagoideae
Genus:	Asparagus
Species:	A. setaceus
Binomial name
	Asparagus setaceus; (Kunth) Jessop
Synonyms
	Asparagopsis setacea Kunth ; Asparagus asiaticus var. amharicus Pic.Serm. ; Asparagus lujae De Wild. ; Asparagus plumosus Baker ; Asparagus plumosus nanus Van Geert ; Asparagus plumosus var. tenuissimus (Van Geert) L.H.Bailey ; Asparagus tenuissimus Van Geert ; Asparagus zanzibaricus Baker ; Protasparagus plumosus (Baker) Oberm. ; Protasparagus setaceus (Kunth) Oberm. ;

Asparagus setaceus, with the common names of common asparagus fern, asparagus grass, lace fern, climbing asparagus, or ferny asparagus, is a plant in the family Asparagaceae native to southern Africa. Despite its common name, the plant is not a true fern, but has leaves that resemble one.