Scientific Name: Asparagus africanus

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  • Common Name:
    Climbing Asparagus
  • Type:
    Vine
  • Family:
    LILIACEAE/ASPARAGACEAE
  • Status:
    WEED OF NATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE This introduced plant has escaped into local bushland. Without natural predators to keep it in check, it is out-competing native species.
  • Species List:
    Weyba Esp, Noosa's Worst Weeds, weeds,
Landscaping Notes

CONTROL METHODS: REMOVAL: Remove every part of the plant - hand-pull seedlings. Replace with: Hoya australis, Eustrephus latifolius, Geitonoplesium cymosum, Smilax spp.