Asparagus capensis L. Dataset GBIF Backbone Taxonomy Rank SPECIES Published in Sp. Pl.: 314 (1753) Classification kingdom Plantae phylum Tracheophyta class Liliopsida order Asparagales family Asparagaceae genus Asparagus species Asparagus capensis Name Synonyms Asparagopsis passerinoides Kunth Asparagus triacanthus Burm.f. Protasparagus capensis (L.) Oberm. Homonyms Asparagus capensis L.