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| 'Meyersii' is one of the forms of this variable species that is popular in horticulture | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Asparagaceae |
| Subfamily: | Asparagoideae |
| Genus: | Asparagus |
| Species: | A. densiflorus
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| Binomial name | |
| Asparagus densiflorus (Kunth) Jessop
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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.[1]
- ^ a b "Asparagus densiflorus". WCSP World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2011. Retrieved 2011-12-06.