Braamfontein Spruit Ecological Corridor

Catthorn Asparagus

Asparagus suaveolens

Inclusion rationale

Why did we include this species on our website? Because it was mentioned in the following source(s):

Features data

The following sources have provided data on features for this species.

Source document Features
Field Guide to The Wildflowers of Witwatersrand & Pretoria, including Magaliesberg and Suikerbosrand
Dec. 16, 2025, 6:55 p.m.
  • Rocky habitat
  • Sun
  • Semi-shade

Photo credits

You can see the credits underneath each photo of the species pages as well. Credits, in order of appearance:

  • (c) Troos van der Merwe, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Troos van der Merwe source
  • (c) Steven Molteno, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Steven Molteno source
  • (c) Gigi Laidler, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Gigi Laidler source
  • (c) David Hoare, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by David Hoare source
  • (c) Tony Rebelo, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), uploaded by Tony Rebelo source
  • (c) Tony Rebelo, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), uploaded by Tony Rebelo source
  • (c) Tony Rebelo, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), uploaded by Tony Rebelo source
  • (c) Derek de la Harpe, some rights reserved (CC BY-ND), uploaded by Derek de la Harpe source
  • (c) Tony Rebelo, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), uploaded by Tony Rebelo source
  • (c) Gigi Laidler, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Gigi Laidler source

Sources and references

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