Asparagaceae
Leaves reduced to scales, subtending leaf-like cladodes; Asparagaceae
Cladodes flat, most more than 1 mm wide
Tepals free. Scales spine-like or with spines in the axils. Cladodes linear, flattened, 15–25 mm long, 2–3 mm wide. Scales with axillary spines. Flowers in racemes. Roots with tubers. Berry orange to red. A weed in bushland near towns. Introd. from S. Africa. Fl. summer. Asparagus Fern Asparagus aethiopicus
Tepals shortly united. Scales membranous, without spines in the axils