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Leaves reduced to scales, subtending leaf-like cladodes; Asparagaceae
Cladodes terete, c. 5 mm diam.
Flowers bisexual
8–15 cladodes at each node. Stems scrambling, spines present on older sections. Cladodes 4–7 mm long, terete. Scales ± spine-like. Flowers single or paired. Pedicels 1–2 mm long. Berry black. A weed in bushland. Introd. from S. Africa. Climbing Asparagus Fern Asparagus plumosus