Asparagus retrofractus
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Asparagaceae |
| Subfamily: | Asparagoideae |
| Genus: | Asparagus |
| Species: | A. retrofractus
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| Binomial name | |
| Asparagus retrofractus L.
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Asparagus retrofractus is a shrub of the Asparagus genus that is indigenous to the western regions of South Africa.
Description
It has fibrous roots, and scrambling-climbing, zig-zagged stems.
It lacks spines on its outer branches.
The leaves are linear or needle-like, arcuate and appear in tufts.[1]
Distribution
This species is indigenous to the dry, western regions of South Africa. It extends as far south as Cape Town, Caledon and Montagu.[2]
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References
- ^ Obermeyer, A.A. & Immelman, K.L, (1992). Flora of southern Africa, Volume 5, Part 3: 59, 60. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
- ^ Maria F Norup, Gitte Petersen, Sandie Burrows, Yanis Bouchenak-Khelladi, Jim Leebens-Mack, J Chris Pires, H Peter Linder, Ole Seberg. (2015). Evolution of Asparagus L. (Asparagaceae): Out-of-South-Africa and multiple origins of sexual dimorphism. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 92: 25-44.
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