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Asparagus retrofractus (Ming Fern)

Synonyms: Asparagopsis retrofracta (heterotypic); Asparagus africanus var. microphyllus; Asparagus declinatus (heterotypic); Asparagus microphyllus; Protasparagus retrofractus (homotypic)

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Structure [1]  Herb

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Karoo National Park II 190300 Western Cape, South Africa
Matjiesrivier Nature Reserve Provincial Nature Reserve II 31516 Western Cape, South Africa  
Rocherpan Nature Reserve Provincial Nature Reserve IV 2303 Western Cape, South Africa  

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♦ 1Kattge, J. et al. (2011b) TRY - a global database of plant traits Global Change Biology 17:2905-2935
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0