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''Asparagus setaceus'', commonly known as Common Asparagus Fern, Lace Fern, Climbing Asparagus, or Ferny Asparagus, is a climbing plant in the genus ''Asparagus''. Despite its common name, the plant is not a true fern, but has leaves that resemble one. It is native to Southern Africa, and is grown elsewhere as an ornamental plant. It has become an invasive species in several locations where it has been introduced. Originally described by the German botanist Carl Sigismund Kunth, its specific name is derived from the Latin ''saeta'' "hair" or "bristle", hence "hairy". Some authorities use the name ''A. plumosus'' (''plumosus'' Latin "plumed", referring to the foliage) as described by Baker in 1875 for this plant, or ''Protasparagus plumosus'' (Baker) Oberm. ==Description== ''Asparagus setaceus'' is a scrambling perennial herb with tough green stems, which may reach several metres in length. The leaves are actually leaf-like cladodes up to 7 mm long by 0.1 mm in diameter, which arise in clumps of up to 15 from the stem, making a fine, soft green fern-like foliage. Occurring from spring to autumn, the small greenish-white bell-shaped flowers are 0.4 cm long, and are followed by small green berries, which blacken with maturity.〔(Climbing Asparagus )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Asparagus setaceus」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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