page_title: Asparagus suaveolens
hierarchical_section_title: Asparagus suaveolens
caption_attribution_description: English: Wild asparagus at Schanskop, Pretoria
context_page_description: Asparagus suaveolens, is a shrub of the Asparagus genus, that is indigenous to Africa, from Kenya to South Africa.
  This species is part of a group of closely related southern African Asparagus species, that are all small, erect shrubs with grouped spines and compound tufts of leaves. Other species in this group include the widespread Asparagus burchellii and Asparagus capensis, the coastal Asparagus mariae of Agulhas, Asparagus flavicaulis and Asparagus spinescens.
context_section_description: Asparagus suaveolens ("Bushveld Asparagus" or "Mvane"), is a shrub of the  Asparagus genus, that is indigenous to Africa, from Kenya to South Africa.
  This species is part of a group of closely related southern African Asparagus species, that are all small, erect shrubs with grouped spines (modified branch-tips) and compound tufts of leaves. Other species in this group include the widespread Asparagus burchellii and Asparagus capensis, the coastal Asparagus mariae of Agulhas, Asparagus flavicaulis and Asparagus spinescens.
caption: Detail of flowers and leaf tufts
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