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Taxon:  Asparagus aethiopicus L.



Summary
Genus:
Asparagus
Family:
Asparagaceae
Subfamily:
Asparagoideae
Nomen number:
446667
Place of publication:
Mant. pl. 1:63. 1767
Verified:
07/08/2004 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Autonym(s)
Asparagus aethiopicus L. var. aethiopicus

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Asparagus sprengeri Regel
Invalid Designation(s)
Asparagus densiflorus auct. nonn.
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Reference(s)
  1. Batchelor, K. L. & J. K. Scott. 2006. Review of the current taxonomic status and authorship for Asparagus weeds in Australia. Pl. Protect. Quart. 21:128.
  2. Demilly, D. et al. 1996. Liste alphabétique des principales espèces de plantes cultivées et de mauvaises herbes. Noms latins et noms français, ed. 6. Note: = Asparagus densiflorus
  3. Dyer, R. A. et al., eds. 1963-. Flora of southern Africa. Note: = Protasparagus aethiopicus (L.) Oberm.
  4. FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America. URL: http://floranorthamerica.org/
  5. George, A. S., ed. 1994. Flora of Australia. 49:504-505.
  6. Germishuizen, G. & N. L. Meyer, eds. 2003. Plants of southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14
  7. Green, P. S. 1986. The correct name for Asparagus sprengeri. Plantsman 7:249-250.
  8. Hedberg, I. & S. Edwards. 1989-. Flora of Ethiopia Note: Eritrea added in 2000
  9. Keighery, G. 1996. Native, naturalized and cultivated Asparagaceae in Western Australia. Pl. Protect. Quart. 11(2):49-50.
  10. Parsons, W. T. & E. G. Cuthbertson. 1992. Noxious weeds of Australia Inkata Press, Melbourne, Australia. Note: = Asparagus densiflorus
  11. Porcher, M. H. et al. Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource). URL: http://www.plantnames.unimelb.edu.au/Sorting/Frontpage.html
  12. Flora of Australia. Online version. URL: http://www.anbg.gov.au/abrs/online-resources/flora/main-query-styles.html
Common names
English
asparagus-fern –
emerald-feather –
emerald-fern –
sprengeris-fern –
Sprenger's-fern –
French
asperge de Sprenger –
German
Sprengers Zier-Spargel –
Swedish
natalsparris –
Transcribed Chinese
fei zhou tian men dong –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeAfricaSouthern AfricaSouth AfricaEastern Cape 
1NativeAfricaSouthern AfricaSouth AfricaNorthern Cape 
1NativeAfricaSouthern AfricaSouth AfricaNorth-West 
1NativeAfricaSouthern AfricaSouth AfricaWestern Cape 
2CultivatedAfricaNortheast Tropical AfricaEthiopia  
2CultivatedAustralasiaAustraliaAustralia  
4NaturalizedAfricaMacaronesiaPortugalMadeira Islands 
4NaturalizedAustralasiaAustraliaAustralia  
4NaturalizedAustralasiaNew ZealandNew Zealand  
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesFlorida 
4NaturalizedPacificNorth-Central PacificUnited StatesHawaii 
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaCaribbeanWest Indies  
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentina  
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaUruguay  
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaEcuadorGalápagos 
Native
Africa
  • SOUTHERN AFRICA: South Africa [Eastern Cape, Northern Cape, Western Cape, North-West]
Cultivated
Africa
  • NORTHEAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Ethiopia
Australasia
  • AUSTRALIA: Australia
Naturalized
Africa
  • MACARONESIA: Portugal [Madeira Islands]
Australasia
  • AUSTRALIA: Australia
  • NEW ZEALAND: New Zealand
Northern America
  • SOUTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Florida]
Pacific
  • NORTH-CENTRAL PACIFIC: United States [Hawaii]
Southern America
  • CARIBBEAN: West Indies
  • WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Ecuador [Galápagos]
  • SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Argentina, Uruguay
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Environmentalornamental Hedberg, I. & S. Edwards. 1989-. Flora of Ethiopia Note: Eritrea added in 2000
Weedpotential seed contaminant George, A. S., ed. 1994. Flora of Australia. 49:504-505.
Weedpotential seed contaminantas Asparagus densiflorusKeighery, G. 1996. Native, naturalized and cultivated Asparagaceae in Western Australia. Pl. Protect. Quart. 11(2):49-50.


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