Asparagus virgatus
Tiki Fern, Asparagus Fern, Broom Fern at Pearce, ACT
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| Asparagus virgatus | Tapirlord | 25 Aug 2025 | |
| Asparagus virgatus | Tapirlord | 25 Aug 2025 | |
| Pteridium esculentum | CarbonAI | 22 Aug 2025 | |
| Unverified | Juliea | 22 Aug 2025 |
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Asparagus fern
5 comments
22 Aug 2025
Not a fern, but a flowering plant, despite the name. CarbonAI is confused. Likely a domestic escape, if it is in fact Asparagus. Not sure about that.
25 Aug 2025
Hi, thanks, it's definitely not a bracken fern! I'm pretty sure it's Asparagus virgatus, environmental weed in the ACT, which is why I posted it. I guess I should notify the ACT Parks people.
25 Aug 2025
Hi, sorry to be obtuse but is Snap Send Solve something we can use in the ACT? No need to reply if you don't live here ;) I've never heard of it. We're supposed to use the ACT Gov Fix My Street website. But that is such a hassle I just emailed the invasive species ppl.
25 Aug 2025
Are you sure it is not Asparagus officinalis? Does the fruit have a single seed (virgatus) or three (officinalis)?
Location information
- Coordinates 149.084361-35.365189
- Altitude 658.0m
- Places Pearce, ACT
Sighting information
- 4 - 15 Abundance
- 22 Aug 2025 03:40 PM Recorded on
- Juliea Recorded by
Collections
- Juliea 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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Was the plant in flower?
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