Weed detail

 

Asparagus asparagoides Bridal Creeper or Florist’s smilax

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Family: Asparagaceae

Priority: HIGH

This South African plant is one of WA's worst environmental weeds. Birds eat the fleshy red berries and spread the weed. It is very invasive, dies down in summer then shoots rapidly and smothers other vegetation. A Weed of National Significance (WONS). Further information can be found at the WONS web site

Links:

Florabase
Weeds Australia