Asparagus aethiopicus

Species category

Flower, Weed

Common name

Sprenger's asparagus fern

Diagnostic characters

Planting unit

True seedTrue seed:
A mature fertilized ovule consisting of an embryo, with or without and external food reserve (e.g., endosperm) enclosed by the testa.

Shape

Globose

Size

  • Length: 4–4.5 mm
  • Width: 4–4.5 mm
  • Thickness: 4–4.5 mm

Color

Black

Texture

ReticulatedReticulated:
Resembling a net or network, especially having veins, fibers, or lines crossing the surface.  

Other structures

White hilumHilum:
The scar on the seed coat at the place of its detachment from the seed stalk (funiculus).
indented in seed wall.

Identification notes

ReticulationReticulated:
Resembling a net or network, especially having veins, fibers, or lines crossing the surface.  
is continuous around entire seed.

Noxious weed seed categories

Not listed

AOSA examination list

Not included

Nomenclature

Family

Liliaceae

Valid name

Asparagus aethiopicus L.

Synonyms

Asparagus densiflorus auct. non (Kunth) Jessop
Asparagus sprengeri Regel

 Asparagus aethiopicus.  Globose, reticulated true seeds with white hilum.
Asparagus aethiopicus. Globose, reticulated true seeds with white hilum.