Asparagus virgatus
Tiki Fern, Asparagus Fern, Broom Fern at Mawson, ACT
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| Asparagus virgatus | MichaelMulvaney | 15 Jan 2025 | |
| Clematis leptophylla | CarbonAI | 15 Jan 2025 | |
| Asparagus virgatus | Mike | 15 Jan 2025 | |
| Unverified | shube | 15 Jan 2025 |
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Significant sighting
MichaelMulvaney noted:
15 Jan 2025
This is only the second naturalised occurrence of this potential high risk weed in Canberra - good to eradicate while we still can
User's notes
this was growing from the stump of a casurina at Mawson Ponds ACT, also a few stillremain adjacent to stump. Someone had cut it and painted site with purple something. Can anyone advise if native or introduced please?
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15 Jan 2025
This is Asparagus virgatus, recently confirmed by Herbarium. It has been treated by ACT Biosecurity. There is/was another plant about 50m away that might also have been treated. If the small plants (suckers from rhizomes) don't die they will also need to be treated.
15 Jan 2025
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15 Jan 2025
This was the same plant as the first significant sighting. Quick response by @ACTBioSecurity means it might not spread. But it could be in someone's garden.
15 Jan 2025
HI, ACTbiosecurity treated this area yesterday, the team located the back yard that this plant was thought to have spread from and the people who owned the property allowed us to treat it within their yard also. hopefully this will halt the spread of this invasive plant in that Area
Thanks
Thanks
15 Jan 2025
HI @MichaelMulvaney there was actually 5 locations one in a private back yard and 4 in the surrounding area
Location information
- Places Mawson, ACT
Sighting information
- 3 Abundance
- shube Recorded by
- 30cm to 1 metre Plant height
Collections
- Discussions. shube NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Significant 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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6 / 7
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