Asparagus nelsii Schinz

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Status: Native
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Namibia
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National distribution: B,N,C,S
Zambian distribution (Provinces): N,Lk,S,W
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Literature:

Demissew, S. (2008). Asparagaceae Flora Zambesiaca 13(1) Pages 21 - 22.

Heath, A. & Heath, R. (2009). Field Guide to the Plants of Northern Botswana including the Okavango Delta Kew Publishing Page 347. (Includes a picture).

Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 115.


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Flora of Botswana: Asparagus nelsii
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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Asparagus nelsii
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Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Asparagus nelsii
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Copyright: Mike Bingham, Annette Willemen, Nicholas Wightman, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Mark Hyde, 2011-25

Bingham, M.G., Willemen, A., Wightman, N., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. and Hyde, M.A. (2025). Flora of Zambia: Species information: Asparagus nelsii.
https://www.zambiaflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=190110, retrieved 16 February 2025

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