Asparagus capensis, also called katdoring (from the Afrikaans for 'cat-thorn') is a dense, thorny, shrub of the Asparagus genus, that is indigenous to South Africa and Namibia.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Wild Asparagus being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Asparagus stipulaceus
- Asparagus suaveolens
- Asparagus burchellii
- Asparagus mariae
- Asparagus rubicundus
- Asparagus glaucus
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Liliopsida
- Order
- Asparagales
- Family
- Asparagaceae
- Genus
- Asparagus
- Species
- Asparagus capensis
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