Common Name
Ground Asparagus
Alternate name
Asparagus Fern
Comment
Class 3 Declared Pest (Land Protection (Pest & Stock Route Management) Act 2002 and Regulation 2003)
Stronghold population
False
Regionally significant/rationale
False
Restricted distribution/rationale
False
Reproduction
Spread by birds and garden dumping.
Description
Herbaceous perennial with persistent, many-branched stems up to two metres long. ‘Leaves’ (actually short stems) up to 2.5cm, single or in clusters, pale green with a distinct mid-rib and abrupt point. Flowers are small to 0.5cm, bell-shaped and white to pale pink. Fruit is a pale green berry that matures to bright red in late winter/early spring. Able to form dense mats.
