Asparagaceae
Leaves reduced to scales, subtending leaf-like cladodes; Asparagaceae
Cladodes flat, most more than 1 mm wide
Tepals shortly united. Scales membranous, without spines in the axils
Cladodes single in each axil, ovate to lanceolate, 1–7 cm long, up to 25 mm wide. Anthers orange-red. Berry 6–10 mm diam. Garden escape near towns, sometimes common on coastal dunes. Introd. from S. Africa. Fl. summer Asparagus asparagoides
Cladodes 3 in each axil, linear-lanceolate, 5–15 mm long, up to 2 mm wide. Anthers yellow. Berry 5–7 mm diam. Garden escape near towns. Introd. from S. Africa. Fl. summer Asparagus scandens