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Asparagus lignosus (Asparagus lignosus)

Description

Asparagus lignosus ("Katdoring") is a thorny, spindly creeper of the Asparagus genus, that is indigenous to the south-western Cape of South Africa. It occurs in rocky sandstone slopes and fynbos vegetation in the Western Cape.

Taxonomic tree

  • Domain: Eukarya

    • Kingdom: Plantae

      • Phylum:

        • Class: Liliopsida

          • Order: Asparagales

            • Family: Asparagaceae

              • Genus: Asparagus