Grey Asparagus (Asparagus mucronatus)

Grey Asparagus, a reference photo — Photo: Bernard DUPONT from FRANCE · CC BY-SA 2.0 (licence)

Asparagus mucronatus ("Katdoring") is a thorny shrub or creeper of the Asparagus genus, that is indigenous to the southern Cape regions of South Africa.

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Is it poisonous?

We have no record of Grey 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 mariae
Asparagus suaveolens
Asparagus burchellii
Asparagus rubicundus
Asparagus glaucus

Classification

Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Tracheophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Order: Asparagales
Family: Asparagaceae
Genus: Asparagus
Species: Asparagus mucronatus

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