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Asparagus setaceus

(Kunth) Jessop (1966)

This name is accepted

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

asparagus fern, climbing asparagus fern, plumosa

Description

Key Characters:

Growth Form: Vines, woody, scrambling or climbing to 5 m;.

Stems: Stems to 4 m, wiry, smooth, branches planate, cladophylls in fascicles of (5–)8–20 per node, filiform, 4–10 × 0.5 mm, ± rigid, with single vein.

Roots: Fibrous root system.

Leaves: Leaves simple. Alternate. Leaves membranous, 1–2 mm; blade forming short spines. Apex reflexed. Base hardened. Margins entire. Petioles absent. Stipules absent.

Flowers: Flowers in inflorescences terminally umbellate, 1–4–flowered, pedicel 1–3 mm, jointed at or just above base. Flowers bisexual (perfect), nodding; perianth spreading, campanulate. Tepals white, 3–4 × 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 purplish black; 4–5 mm. Seeds 1–3.

Ploidy: 2n = 20

Habitat: Waste places; abandoned gardens.

Elevation Range: 0–100 m.

Historical Distribution

Uses and Culture

USES

Natural History

Statewide Status

Naturalized

Island Status

Kaua'i Naturalized
O'ahu Naturalized
Molokai Naturalized
Lana'i Naturalized
Maui Naturalized
Hawai'i Naturalized

Dispersal Agents

Birds

Pollinators

Specimens

Bibliography

Name Published In: Bothalia 9: 51 (1966)

Other References

Lorence et al. 1995:40 (NEWNAT/K [as Asparagus setaceus], DESCR); Imada et al. 2000:13 (O); Oppenheimer & Bartlett 2000:6 (WM); Oppenheimer & Bartlett 2002:9 (EM); Starr et al. 2002:21 (H); Staples & Herbst 2005:676, 681 (KEY), 682 (DESCR, Misapplied: A. setaceus); Starr et al. 2006:36 (Mo); Oppenheimer 2008:29 (L)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Scientific Name Authorship Locality Habitat Basis of Record Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Asparagus setaceus (Kunth) Jessop W Maui, Lahaina District, Napili On a rocky bluff in a gulch between pineapple fields. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Oppenheimer, H.L. Collector Number: H89915 Maui BISH 8/13/1999
2 Asparagus setaceus (Kunth) Jessop koloa distr., kalaheo, kauai tropicals nursery, home of roger peckenpaugh Cultivated plant. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN flynn, t. collector number: 5632 Kauai BISH 10/13/1994
3 Asparagus setaceus (Kunth) Jessop W Maui, Lahaina District, Honokahua Valley Sparingly naturalized along the N end of a dirt road into the valley and on adjacent steep, rocky slopes; sometimes climbing Leucaena leucocephala. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Oppenheimer, H.L. Collector Number: H79908 Maui BISH 7/6/1999
4 Asparagus setaceus (Kunth) Jessop W Maui, Lahaina District, Napili On a rocky bluff in a gulch between pineapple fields. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Oppenheimer, H.L. H89915 Maui BISH 8/13/1999
5 Asparagus setaceus (Kunth) Jessop kailua, 209 oneawa kai place Boulders PRESERVED_SPECIMEN staples, g.w. collector number: 1017 Molokai BISH 9/29/1995
6 Asparagus setaceus (Kunth) Jessop East Maui, Hana District, Naholoku, Kaupo Gap Growing on rock walls. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Oppenheimer, H.L. H60023 Maui BISH 6/3/2000
7 Asparagus setaceus (Kunth) Jessop koloa dist., kalahea, puuwai rd Population of plants; a narrow subgulch at south side. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN t. w. flynn 1922 Oahu BISH 10/18/1986
8 Asparagus setaceus (Kunth) Jessop W Maui, Lahaina District, Honokahua, near intersection of Office Rd. and Honoapiilani Hwy Growing in an area of neglected landscaping. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Oppenheimer, H.L. H89919 Maui BISH 8/17/1999
9 Asparagus setaceus (Kunth) Jessop East Maui, Hana District, Naholoku, Kaupo Gap Growing on rock walls. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Oppenheimer, H.L. Haus, B.; Welton, P. Collector Number: H60023 Maui BISH 6/3/2000
10 Asparagus setaceus (Kunth) Jessop Lanai City Occasional in waste areas. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Oppenheimer, H.L. H10710 Lanai BISH 1/5/2007
11 Asparagus setaceus (Kunth) Jessop Koloa Distr., Kalaheo, Kalawai Park Secondary vegetationa round park with Ficus microcarpa, Syzygium cumini, Psidium, and Schinus. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Lorence, D.H. 5569 Kauai BISH 9/26/1987
12 Asparagus setaceus (Kunth) Jessop koloa distr., kalaheo, puuwai road Cultivated plants. Very weedy and quite prolific. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN flynn, t. collector number: 1922-b2 Kauai BISH 10/18/1986
13 Asparagus setaceus (Kunth) Jessop koloa distr., kalaheo, kalawai park Secondary vegetationa round park with Ficus microcarpa, Syzygium cumini, Psidium, and Schinus. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN lorence, d.h. collector number: 5569 Kauai BISH 9/26/1987
14 Asparagus setaceus (Kunth) Jessop W Maui, Lahaina District, Alaeloa Volunteer in a recently disturbed area in yard. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Oppenheimer, H.L. Collector Number: H89922 Maui BISH 8/17/1999
15 Asparagus setaceus (Kunth) Jessop east maui, hana district, naholoku, kaupo gap Growing on rock walls. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN oppenheimer, h.l. haus, b.; welton, p. collector number: h60023 Maui BISH 6/3/2000
16 Asparagus setaceus (Kunth) Jessop captain cook; amy b. h. greenwell ethnobotanical gardens Abandoned coffee plantation at one side of Garden; twining up an old clothes line pole in yard of house. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN herbst, d.r. staples iii, g.w. collector number: 9287 Hawaii BISH 1/11/1991
17 Asparagus setaceus (Kunth) Jessop W Maui, Lahaina District, Alaeloa Volunteer in a recently disturbed area in yard. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Oppenheimer, H.L. H89922 Maui BISH 8/17/1999
18 Asparagus setaceus (Kunth) Jessop w maui, lahaina district, honokahua, near intersection of office rd. and honoapiilani hwy Growing in an area of neglected landscaping. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN oppenheimer, h.l. collector number: h89919 Maui BISH 8/17/1999
19 Asparagus setaceus (Kunth) Jessop honolulu, kalihi valley PRESERVED_SPECIMEN higuchi, g.t. collector number: 3 Oahu BISH 4/26/1971
20 Asparagus setaceus (Kunth) Jessop Kalaheo. Puuwai Road. Cultivated plants. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Tim Flynn 1922 Kauai PTBG 10/18/1986
21 Asparagus setaceus (Kunth) Jessop Lanai City. In waste areas. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Hank Oppenheimer H10710 Lanai PTBG 1/5/2007
22 Asparagus setaceus (Kunth) Jessop Kalaheo, Kalawai Park. Secondary vegetation around park. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN David H. Lorence 5569 Kauai PTBG 9/26/1987
23 Asparagus setaceus (Kunth) Jessop West Maui, Honokohau Valley. Along an unimproved road in the North end of the valley. In alien coastal forest. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Hank Oppenheimer H50073 Maui PTBG 5/30/2000
24 Asparagus setaceus (Kunth) Jessop Kalaheo. From the farm of Roger Peckenpaugh, Kauai Tropicals. Cultivated plants. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Tim Flynn 5632 Kauai PTBG 10/13/1994
25 Asparagus setaceus (Kunth) Jessop west maui, lahaina distr., napili PRESERVED_SPECIMEN h. l. oppenheimer h89915 Maui US 8/13/1999
26 Asparagus setaceus (Kunth) Jessop West Maui, Lahaina Distr., Napili PRESERVED_SPECIMEN H. L. Oppenheimer H89915 Maui US 8/13/1999
27 Asparagus setaceus (Kunth) Jessop winward oahu, above he'eia state park PRESERVED_SPECIMEN g. staples, s. lum & k. ahsing 1171 Oahu US 12/20/1998
28 Asparagus setaceus (Kunth) Jessop kailua, private garden at 209 oneawa kai place PRESERVED_SPECIMEN g. staples 1190 Oahu US 10/10/1999
29 Asparagus setaceus (Kunth) Jessop windward oahu, above heeia state park PRESERVED_SPECIMEN staples, g.w. lum, s.; ahsing, k. collector number: 1171 US 12/20/1998
30 Asparagus setaceus (Kunth) Jessop Koloa Distr., Kalaheo, Kauai Tropicals nursery, home of Roger Peckenpaugh Cultivated plant. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Flynn, T. 5632 Kauai BISH 10/13/1994
31 Asparagus setaceus (Kunth) Jessop wahiawa area.schofield barracks, across hwy from mcnair gate PRESERVED_SPECIMEN f. kraus s.n. Oahu US 3/19/1999
32 Asparagus setaceus (Kunth) Jessop kailua, private garden at 209 oneawa kai place Volunteer seedlings growing in lawn below a mature plant twining high into hedge at back boundary of property. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN staples, g.w. collector number: 1190 Oahu BISH 10/10/1999
33 Asparagus setaceus (Kunth) Jessop Koloa District, Kalaheo, Puuwai Rd PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Flynn, T. 1922 Kauai BISH 10/18/1986
34 Asparagus setaceus (Kunth) Jessop Kalaupapa; community, Plot 1 PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Wysong, M.L. 444 Molokai BISH 11/16/2004
35 Asparagus setaceus (Kunth) Jessop Captain Cook; Amy B. H. Greenwell Ethnobotanical Gardens Abandoned coffee plantation at one side of Garden; twining up an old clothes line pole in yard of house. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Herbst, D.R. 9287 Hawaii BISH 1/11/1991
36 Asparagus setaceus (Kunth) Jessop Koloa Distr., Kalaheo, Puuwai Road Cultivated plants. Very weedy and quite prolific. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Flynn, T. 1922-B2 Kauai BISH 10/18/1986
37 Asparagus setaceus (Kunth) Jessop Kailua, 209 Oneawa Kai Place Cultivated in hedge behind house. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Staples, G. 1017 Oahu BISH 9/29/1995
38 Asparagus setaceus (Kunth) Jessop Koloa Distr., Kalaheo, Puuwai Road Cultivated plants. Very weedy and quite prolific. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Flynn, T. 1922-B1 Kauai BISH 10/18/1986
39 Asparagus setaceus (Kunth) Jessop Honolulu, 42 Coelho Way Volunteer in shade garden. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Neal, M.C. s.n. Oahu BISH 6/28/1959
40 Asparagus setaceus (Kunth) Jessop W Maui, Kapalua, Lahaina, Village Golf Course Common in shrubbery & forests of Eucalyptus. Naturalized. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Nagata, K.M. 4444 Maui BISH 4/30/1997
41 Asparagus setaceus (Kunth) Jessop Honaunau On side of rd. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Starr, F. 000620-2 Hawaii BISH 6/20/2000
42 Asparagus setaceus (Kunth) Jessop kalaupapa; community, plot 1 PRESERVED_SPECIMEN wysong, m.l. collector number: 444 Kauai BISH 11/16/2004
43 Asparagus setaceus (Kunth) Jessop Wahiawa area. Schofield Barracks, across highway from McNair Gate Scattered over a few acres, with Eucalyptus, Panicum maximum. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Kraus, F. s.n. Oahu BISH 3/19/1999
44 Asparagus setaceus (Kunth) Jessop honolulu, 42 coelho way Volunteer in shade garden. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN neal, m.c. collector number: s.n. Oahu BISH 6/28/1959
45 Asparagus setaceus (Kunth) Jessop Windward Oahu, above Heeia State Park Heavily disturbed secondary vegetation on slope up to and across ridge into cattle pasture on other side. Dominants: Schinus, Schefflera, Leucaena; many alien forbs and vines. Climbing, clambering in same thicket as Ochna (#1170). Seedlings also pres PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Staples, G. 1171 Oahu BISH 12/20/1998
46 Asparagus setaceus (Kunth) Jessop nr. wavecrest, molokai; along kamehameha hwy. Vegetation: Syzygium cumini PRESERVED_SPECIMEN starr, f. starr, k. collector number: 050517-3 Molokai BISH 5/17/2005
47 Asparagus setaceus (Kunth) Jessop w maui, lahaina district, honokahua valley Sparingly naturalized along the N end of a dirt road into the valley and on adjacent steep, rocky slopes; sometimes climbing Leucaena leucocephala. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN oppenheimer, h.l. collector number: h79908 Maui BISH 7/6/1999
48 Asparagus setaceus (Kunth) Jessop W Maui, Lahaina District, Honokahua, near intersection of Office Rd. and Honoapiilani Hwy Growing in an area of neglected landscaping. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Oppenheimer, H.L. Collector Number: H89919 Maui BISH 8/17/1999
49 Asparagus setaceus (Kunth) Jessop honaunau On side of rd. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN starr, f. martz, k. collector number: 000620-2 Hawaii BISH 6/20/2000
50 Asparagus setaceus (Kunth) Jessop Kailua, private garden at 209 Oneawa Kai Place Volunteer seedlings growing in lawn below a mature plant twining high into hedge at back boundary of property. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Staples, G.W. Collector Number: 1190 Oahu BISH 10/10/1999
51 Asparagus setaceus (Kunth) Jessop lanai city Occasional in waste areas. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN oppenheimer, h.l. perlman, s.; tangalin, n. collector number: h10710 Lanai BISH 1/5/2007
52 Asparagus setaceus (Kunth) Jessop w maui, lahaina district, alaeloa Volunteer in a recently disturbed area in yard. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN oppenheimer, h.l. collector number: h89922 Maui BISH 8/17/1999
53 Asparagus setaceus (Kunth) Jessop wahiawa area. schofield barracks, across highway from mcnair gate PRESERVED_SPECIMEN kraus, f. collector number: s.n. Maui BISH 3/19/1999
54 Asparagus setaceus (Kunth) Jessop koloa distr., kalaheo, puuwai road Cultivated plants. Very weedy and quite prolific. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN flynn, t. collector number: 1922-b1 Kauai BISH 10/18/1986
55 Asparagus setaceus (Kunth) Jessop W Maui, Lahaina District, Honokahua Valley Sparingly naturalized along the N end of a dirt road into the valley and on adjacent steep, rocky slopes; sometimes climbing Leucaena leucocephala. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Oppenheimer, H.L. H79908 Maui BISH 7/6/1999
56 Asparagus setaceus (Kunth) Jessop w maui, lahaina district, napili On a rocky bluff in a gulch between pineapple fields. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN oppenheimer, h.l. collector number: h89915 Maui BISH 8/13/1999
57 Asparagus setaceus (Kunth) Jessop Honaunau On side of rd. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Starr, F. Martz, K. Collector Number: 000620-2 Hawaii BISH 6/20/2000
58 Asparagus setaceus (Kunth) Jessop Kailua, private garden at 209 Oneawa Kai Place Volunteer seedlings growing in lawn below a mature plant twining high into hedge at back boundary of property. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Staples, G. 1190 Oahu BISH 10/10/1999
59 Asparagus setaceus (Kunth) Jessop koloa district, kalaheo, puuwai rd PRESERVED_SPECIMEN flynn, t. collector number: 1922 Kauai BISH 10/18/1986
60 Asparagus setaceus (Kunth) Jessop w maui, kapalua, lahaina, village golf course Common in shrubbery & forests of Eucalyptus. Naturalized. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN nagata, k.m. collector number: 4444 Maui BISH 4/30/1997
61 Asparagus setaceus (Kunth) Jessop Lanai City Occasional in waste areas. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Oppenheimer, H.L. Perlman, S.; Tangalin, N. Collector Number: H10710 Lanai BISH 1/5/2007
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