Asparagus virgatus
Tiki Fern, Asparagus Fern, Broom Fern at Mawson, ACT
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| Asparagus virgatus | MichaelMulvaney | 10 Jan 2025 | |
| Unverified | Mike | 28 Nov 2024 |
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11 comments
28 Nov 2024
Previously identified as Asparagus officinalis Asparagus officinalis (Asparagus) but it is not that.
Possibly Asparagus virgatus.
Stiff perennial with small orange fruit and single round seed.
Possibly Asparagus virgatus.
Stiff perennial with small orange fruit and single round seed.
28 Nov 2024
Thanks Mike aspargus virgatus does not seem to be a good fit either can you collect or try and photograph a flower
30 Nov 2024
Photos added to show fruit and 'asparagus' spears. Plant spreading by long rhizomes.
30 Nov 2024
I went looking for https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/observations/18769961 Asparagus virgatus on Red Hill for comparison and found that it was Asparagus officinalis. This Mawson sighting looks quite different.
12 Dec 2024
@MichaelMulvaney: Flowers shown in sighting https://canberra.naturemapr.org/sightings/4627581.
10 Jan 2025
Mike are you expecting one - if so I will delay confirming so that it can be a fully verified identification
Location information
- Coordinates 149.093235-35.359603
- Altitude 621.0m
- Places Mawson, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 29 Nov 2024 09:49 AM Recorded on
- Mike Recorded by
Collections
- Mike NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Asparagus virgatus Climbers Climbers & Mistletoes Plants
Species information
- Asparagus virgatus Scientific name
- Tiki Fern, Asparagus Fern, Broom Fern Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Exotic
- Minor weed or pest
- 621m to 658m Recorded at altitude
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Synonyms
Protasparagus virgatus
Seasonal activity
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In flower
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Record quality
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