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|habit=vine-climber
|habit=vine-climber
|habit_ref=Wikipedia
|habit_ref=Wikipedia
|lifespan=perennial
|exposure=sun, part-sun
|water=moist, moderate, dry
|Temp Metric=°F
|Temp Metric=°F
|image=Asparagus setaceus Leaves 2760px.jpg
|image=Asparagus setaceus Leaves 2760px.jpg
Some authorities use the name ''A. plumosus'' (''plumosus'' Latin "plumed", referring to the foliage) as described by [[John Gilbert Baker|Baker]] in 1875 for this plant,<ref name="FloraofAustralia">{{cite web|url=http://www.anbg.gov.au/abrs/online-resources/flora/stddisplay.xsql?pnid=6266|title=Asparagus plumosus|date=1994|work=Flora of Australia Online|publisher=ABRS, ©Commonwealth of Australia|accessdate=2009-07-29}}</ref>
Some authorities use the name ''A. plumosus'' (''plumosus'' Latin "plumed", referring to the foliage) as described by [[John Gilbert Baker|Baker]] in 1875 for this plant,<ref name="FloraofAustralia">{{cite web|url=http://www.anbg.gov.au/abrs/online-resources/flora/stddisplay.xsql?pnid=6266|title=Asparagus plumosus|date=1994|work=Flora of Australia Online|publisher=ABRS, ©Commonwealth of Australia|accessdate=2009-07-29}}</ref>
''Asparagus setaceus'' is a scrambling perennial herb with tough green stems, which may reach several metres in length. The leaves are actually leaf-like [[cladode]]s 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.<ref name=weedsorg>[http://www.weeds.org.au/cgi-bin/weedident.cgi?tpl=plant.tpl&ibra=all&card=V16 Climbing Asparagus]</ref>
''Asparagus setaceus'' is a scrambling perennial herb with tough green stems, which may reach several metres in length. The leaves are actually leaf-like [[cladode]]s 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.<ref name=weedsorg>[http://www.weeds.org.au/cgi-bin/weedident.cgi?tpl=plant.tpl&ibra=all&card=V16 Climbing Asparagus]</ref>
The fruit (berries) of this plant are toxic and should not be eaten.
The fruit (berries) of this plant are toxic and should not be eaten.
