Weed profile: Climbing asparagus fern
Climbing asparagus fern
Climbing asparagus fern
Asparagus plumosus
Climbing asparagus fern is a branching vine with wiry climbing stems to around five metres long. It has greenish-white bell-like flowers and black fleshy berries. Climbing asparagus fern prefers fertile soils in high rainfall areas. It is a shade-loving plant and is able to invade rainforests by climbing into the forest canopy and smothering trees.
Climbing asparagus fern was originally introduced to Australia as an ornamental plant. It is now a serious weed of bushland and rainforests. Climbing asparagus fern is native to southern Africa.
Status
- Declared in NSW under the Noxious Weeds Act 1993 (view details)