Asparagus densiflorus

(Kunth) Jessop

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Common name (Greek)

Asparagus fern, Plume asparagus or Foxtail fern

Ηabitat

I1 Arable

X24 Domestic gardens (urban)

X10 Mixed landscapes

X21 Archaeological

Global distribution

Bangladesh 56 1; Bangladesh 234 0; Cape Provinces 74 0; Greece 233 1; Greece 355 0; KwaZulu-Natal 406 1; KwaZulu-Natal 97 0; Mozambique 359 1; Mozambique 19 0; New South Wales 437 1; New South Wales 71 0; Northern Provinces 73 0; Pakistan 458 1; Pakistan 110 0; Queensland 474 1; Queensland 72 0; St.Helena 516 1; St.Helena 1748 0; Swaziland 527 1; Swaziland 178 0

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Habitat detail

Based on Georgiades (1995).

Establishment status

Not Established

Establishment status detail

Alien: Casual. An adventive to Cyprus, found in inhabited areas (Tsintides et al. 2002).

First detection year

1992

Pathway

2 ESCAPE FROM CONFINEMENT - Hortiulture – Hort

Pathway detail

Based on Georgiades (1995).

References

Georgiades C (1995) Η επιγενής χλωρίδα της Κύπρου. Ταξινομική, χλωριδικά, φυτογεωγραφική, οικοφυσιολογική μελέτη. [The adventive flora of Cyprus, taxonomic, floristic, phytogeographic, ecophysiological study]. Ph.D. Thesis, Athens University.

Tsintides T, Hadjikyriakou GN, Christodoulou CS (2002) Trees and shrubs in Cyprus. Foundation Anastasios G. Leventis—Cyprus Forest Association, Nicosia, Cyprus.