Asparagaceae
Leaves reduced to scales, subtending leaf-like cladodes; Asparagaceae
Cladodes terete, c. 5 mm diam.
Flowers bisexual
3–6 cladodes at each node. Stems erect, not spiny. Cladodes 3–15 mm long, terete. Flowers axillary, solitary, pedicels 7–12 mm long. Berry orange. Occasionally naturalized. Introd. from S. Africa. Fl. spring–summer Asparagus virgatus
8–15 cladodes at each node. Stems scrambling, spines present on older sections. Cladodes 4–7 mm long, terete. Scales ± spine-like. Flowers single or paired. Pedicels 1–2 mm long. Berry black. A weed in bushland. Introd. from S. Africa. Climbing Asparagus Fern Asparagus plumosus