Asparagus asparagoides

TaxID: 59054

Basic Information

Asparagus asparagoides

African Asparagus Fern, Cape Smilax, bridal creeper

Asparagus asparagoides, commonly known as bridal creeper, bridal-veil creeper, gnarboola, smilax or smilax asparagus, is a herbaceous climbing plant of the family Asparagaceae native to eastern and southern Africa. Sometimes grown as an ornamental plant, it has become a serious environmental weed in Australia and New Zealand.

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Taxonomic Information

Eukaryota

Streptophyta

Magnoliopsida

Asparagales

Asparagaceae

Asparagus

asparagoides

Unclassified

Photos (0 photos)

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Morphological Features

No morphological description available.

Host Plants (0 host plants)

Data sources: EPPO Global Database and relevant literature.

No host plants available.

Quarantine Status (2 records)

Data sources: IPPC website and national quarantine websites; verified by human review.

Country Status Year Added
Spain Regulated Invasive Alien Plant 2011
Papua New Guinea Absent —

Distribution (39 countries)

Data Sources: EPPO Global Database and GBIF.

37
Present
2
Absent
0
Unknown/Other
Country Status State
Argentina Present —
Australia Present
Burundi Present —
Brazil Present —
Canada Present —
Chile Present —
China Present —
Democratic Republic of the Congo Present —
Spain Present
Ethiopia Present —
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Distribution Map (Latitude and longitude coordinates sourced from GBIF.)

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Genomes (0 records)

Data source: NCBI.

No genome records available.

Transcriptomes (1 records)

Data source: NCBI.

Run ID Tissue Developmental Stage Sex Read Count Location Actions
SRR3708234 leaf mature leaf - 55686513 USA

DNA Barcodes (8 records)

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Data source: BOLD.

Process ID BIN Marker Length Country Date Lat/Lon Sequence
SDH2194-14 - rbcLa 552 United States 2014-02-25 33.24, -117.402
SAFH2509-11 - rbcLa 552 South Africa 2010-10-04 -33.66908, 25.80519
GBVU278-13 - matK 1554 - - -
GBVU229-13 - rbcL 1389 - - -
GBVB2186-11 - rbcL 1332 - - -
GBVA3271-11 - rbcL 471 Portugal - 39.675292999999996, -7.9336624
GBVA3270-11 - matK 828 Portugal - 39.675292999999996, -7.9336624
GBITS5348-21 - ITS 625 - - -

Literature