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Weed of the Week: Asparagus aethiopicus (Climbing Asparagus Fern)

In a follow-up on last week’s ‘Weed of the Week’ post on Ground Asparagus Fern (link below), this week we highlight it’s cousin the ‘Climbing’ Asparagus Fern, which is also a category 3 weed which has high impact due to it’s ability to grow up to 12 metres in length and climb all over native canopies, and bushland natives.

Its seeds are also easily dispersed which further aggravates the capability to control it.

Climbing Asparagus Fern: Image Credit below
Climbing Asparagus Fern Berries: Image Credit below

Image Credits:
Climbing Asparagus Fern: starr-050517-1470-Asparagus_plumosus-climbing_trees-Kamalo-Molokai CC-BY 2.0 Forest & Kim Starr via Flickr
Climbing Asparagus Berries: climbing asparagus Fern4_hunterc, Craig Hunter via Flickr

Be sure to check out all of Brooke’s other Weeds of the Week via the links and slideshow below:

Impatiens Spp.
(Busy Lizzie, Balsam)		Ardisia crenata
(Christmas Berry)		Cinnamomum camphora
(Camphor Laurel)
Thunbergia plata(Black-eyed Susan)Dolichandra ungues-cacti
(Cats Claw Creeper)		Lantana camara
(Lantana)
Bryophyllum delangoense
(Mother of Millions)		Asparagus aethiopicus ‘Spengeri’
(Ground Asparagus Fern)		Sphagneticola trilobata
(Singapore Daisy)
Salvina molesta
(Salvinia)		Anredera cordifoli
(Madeira Vine)		Araujia sericifera
(Moth Vine)
Aristolochia elegans
(Dutchman’s Pipe)		Senna pendula var glabrata
(Easter Cassia) 		Ipomoea circa
(Coastal Morning Glory)
Vigna luteola
(Dalrymple Vigna)		Bacharis halimifolia
(Groundsel Bush)		Solanum chrysotrichum
(Giant Devil’s Fig)
Macroptilium atropurpureum
(Siratro)		Passiflora suberosa (Corky Passionfruit Vine)

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