Asparagus officinalis
Asparagus at Mount Majura
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| Asparagus officinalis | Tapirlord | 24 Apr 2024 | |
| Asparagus officinalis | mcosgrove | 22 Apr 2024 |
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4 comments
27 Apr 2024
See https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-03-25/asparagus-assassin-tool-invented-fight-invasive-weed/103561264
I like the name - asparagus assassin!
I like the name - asparagus assassin!
27 Apr 2024
I am not sure the asparagus assassin would be big enough to get all the rhizomes. https://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/-/media/OEH/Corporate-Site/Documents/Animals-and-plants/Pests-and-weeds/asparagus-weeds-management-manual-130486.pdf does not include specific treatment for Asparagus officinalis but I have dug out a dense patch, careful to get all rhizomes, then followed up the next year to get seedlings. I have also used stem scrape and poison. However, it is spreading widely and can be hard to find and treat.
28 Apr 2024
https://canberra.naturemapr.org/users/22862, I think the asparagus that is mentioned in the article to which you refer is A. aethiopicus (there is one CNM record by Mike); it probably spreads in the same way as the A. officinalis (birds for larger distances / rhizomes). Thanks Mike for treatment hints; I have a damaged back and 2 tennis elbows from parkcare work so I can't dig and need to use other means of control. What poison did you use?
Location information
- Coordinates 149.170686-35.252747
- Altitude 649.7m
- Places Hackett, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 22 Mar 2024 04:03 PM Recorded on
- mcosgrove Recorded by
- 1 metre to 5 metres Plant height
- No In flower
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- mcosgrove Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Asparagus officinalis Other Wildflowers & Herbs Plants
Species information
- Asparagus officinalis Scientific name
- Asparagus Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Exotic
- Medium weed or pest
- Up to 842m Recorded at altitude
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In flower
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