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African Asparagus Fern
Asparagus asparagoides
33.1468, -117.009
Field Notes
Description:
Invasive vine weed with small white flowers that bloom in February.
Habitat:
Strangling raspberry bush that's taking over some other plant. This is not native and the California Invasive Plant Council (Cal-IPC) lists plants that cause serious problems in native ecosystems. In the 2006 list, Cal-IPC classifies the statewide impact of Asparagus asparagoides as moderate -- ALERT (plant profile).
Notes:
The first image was taken on Feb 17, 2012 with a different camera and time of day. This is sometimes called Smilax although it is not that genus.
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Photographed
PublishedSeptember 28, 2011
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