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Asparagus asparagoides

(L.) Druce (1914)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Monocots Order: Asparagales Family: Asparagaceae Genus: Asparagus

bridal creeper, smilax

Description

Key Characters:

Growth Form: Vines, erect to deflexed, branching, climbing to 1.5 m; roots tuberous.

Stems: Stems slender, to 3 m, wiry, smooth to slightly ridged, cladophylls solitary at each node, broadly lanceolate to ovate, 15–35 × 5–15(–20) mm, leathery, with 20–24 parallel veins.

Roots:

Leaves: Leaves simple. Alternate. Leaves membranous, 1–2 mm; blade broadly lanceolate. Margins entire. Petioles absent. Stipules absent.

Flowers: Flowers in inflorescences in axillary umbels, 1–3(–4)-flowered. Flowers bisexual (perfect); perianth campanulate; pedicel 5–8 mm, with hard, raised joint 1–3 mm above base. Tepals white, with green median stripe abaxially, 5–7 × 1–1.5 mm. Stamens 6, distinct, equal; anthers versatile, 2-locular, dehiscence introrse. Ovary superior, 3-locular, septal nectaries present; style 3–branched distally.

Fruit: Berries red; 6–8 mm long. Seeds 1–4(–6).

Ploidy: 2n = 20

Habitat: Waste places; open forests; roadsides.

Elevation Range: 0–100 m.

Historical Distribution

Uses and Culture

USES

  • Yes

Natural History

Statewide Status

Naturalized

Island Status

Maui Naturalized

Dispersal Agents


Pollinators

Bibliography

Name Published In: Rep. Bot. Exch. Club Soc. Brit. Isles 3: 414 (1914)

Other References

Starr et al. 2002:20 (NEWNAT/EM, DESCR)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Scientific Name Authorship Locality Habitat Basis of Record Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Asparagus asparagoides (L.) Druce E. Maui, Alae, North of Naalae Gulch . PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Hank Oppenheimer H10102 Maui PTBG 1/2/2001
2 Asparagus asparagoides (L.) Druce MAUI: E. Maui, Makawao District, Alae, North of Naalae Gulch . Along Kekaulike Ave near mile marker 8. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Hank Oppenheimer H10102 Maui PTBG 1/2/2001
3 Asparagus asparagoides (L.) Druce Kaonoulu. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Hank Oppenheimer H50124 Maui PTBG 5/20/2001
4 Asparagus asparagoides (L.) Druce East Maui, Haleakala, Pohakuokala Gulch PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Herbst, D.R. 9704 Maui BISH 10/20/1994
5 Asparagus asparagoides (L.) Druce east maui, makawao district, kula, crater road (pulehunui) PRESERVED_SPECIMEN starr, f. martz, k. collector number: 990326-1 Oahu BISH 3/26/1999
6 Asparagus asparagoides (L.) Druce East Maui, Makawao District, Kula, Crater Road (Pulehunui) Locally abundant in Kula from Wai'ale Gulch (Kalialinui) to Waipoli (Kaonoulu Rd.) between 2500 and 4000 ft elev. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Starr, F. 990326-1 Maui BISH 3/26/1999
7 Asparagus asparagoides (L.) Druce east maui, haleakala, pohakuokala gulch PRESERVED_SPECIMEN herbst, d.r. collector number: 9704 Maui BISH 10/20/1994
8 Asparagus asparagoides (L.) Druce East Maui, Makawao District, Kula (Pulehunuo), Crater Road Locally abundant in Kula from Wai'ale Gulch (Kalialinui) to Waipoli Rd. (Kaonoulu). PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Starr, F. 990218-1 Maui BISH 2/18/1999
9 Asparagus asparagoides (L.) Druce east maui, makawao district, kula (pulehunuo), crater road Locally abundant in Kula from Wai'ale Gulch (Kalialinui) to Waipoli Rd. (Kaonoulu). PRESERVED_SPECIMEN starr, f. martz, k. collector number: 990218-1 Maui BISH 2/18/1999
10 Asparagus asparagoides (L.) Druce East Maui, Makawao District, Kula, Waiale gulch From patch cascading down side of gulch. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Starr, F. 980115-8 Maui BISH 1/15/1998
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