Asparagus fallax
Species of plant
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Asparagus fallax, the Monteverde asparagus, is a species of flowering plant in the family Asparagaceae.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Asparagaceae |
| Subfamily: | Asparagoideae |
| Genus: | Asparagus |
| Species: | A. fallax |
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Description
Within the genus, it is distinguished by its more or less erect stems, which later become twining, with numerous short, non-thorny cladodes and inflorescences with few flowers, whose tepals measure 3–4 mm. This species is included in the Catalogue of Endangered Species of the Canary Islands, as endangered, on the islands of Tenerife and La Gomera.
Distribution and habitat
It is endemic to the Canary Islands. It is endemic to the laurisilva of Tenerife and La Gomera.[2]