Naʻa ne kau ki he LILIACEAE ʻi he taimi kuo hili. Naʻe ui foki ko e Protasparagus plumosus, Protasparagus setaceus. ʻOku tatau foki ʻene ʻasi mo hono hingoa ki he A. setaceus pe Asparagopsis setacea, ka ki he kau saienisi ko e faʻahinga kehe ia; ʻoku ʻikai ʻene talatala peku ʻi hono sino.