Plants in Israel | Asparagus meyeri
Asparagus meyeri, Asparagus densiflorus ‘Meyersii’,
Foxtail Fern, אספרגוס מאירי
| Scientific name: | Asparagus meyeri | |
| Synonym name: | Asparagus densiflorus ‘Meyersii’, Asparagus densiflorus (Kunth) Jessop ‘Meyeri’ | |
| Common name: | Foxtail Fern | |
| Hebrew name: | אספרגוס מאירי | |
| Family: | Liliaceae, שושניים |
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| Life form: | Geophyte | |
| Stems: | Up to 70 cm high, erect | |
| Leaves: | Tail-like fronds, light green stems, leaves reduced to small spines | |
| Inflorescence: | Raceme | |
| Flowers: | Small waxy white flowers scattered throughout plant; not conspicuous; sporadic blooming, followed by bright red berries | |
| Fruit / pods: | Red berries | |
| Flowering Period: | Summer | |
| Chorotype, טיפוס התפוצה: | South Africa |
 Derivation of the botanical name: Asparagus; an ancient Greek name for the plant. meyeri , named for Frank Nicholas Meyer (1875 – 1918), an United States Department of Agriculture explorer who traveled to Asia to collect new plant species.
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