Asparagus fern control option
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Asparagus fern

Asparagus scandens

Weed profile

  • Perennial
  • Climber
  • Weeds of National Significance (WoNS)
  • Habitat: gardens, native vegetation

Impact

Invades woodlands, smothers native plants.

Description

  • Climber with perennial rhizome.
  • Narrow, lance-shaped cladodes in threes give branches a fern-like appearance.
  • Small white flowers followed by orange-red berries.

Control options

Legal requirements in each region

To find out which landscape region you're in visit the NatureMaps website.

Alinytjara Wiluṟara

Eyre Peninsula

Green Adelaide

Hills and Fleurieu

Kangaroo Island

Limestone Coast

Murraylands and Riverland

Northern and Yorke

South Australian Arid Lands

Page Last Reviewed: 06 Sep 2021
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