Family | Scientific Name | Common Name | Habitat | Distribution | Image |
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Asparagaceae | Asparagus aethiopicus | Sprenger’s Asparagus-fern, Emerald-fern | Disturbed areas, seeding down especially around plantings, especially commonly planted in coastal areas; sometimes epiphytic in palm boots. | Native of s. Africa. Found in SC by R. Stalter (pers. comm. 2009). Kunzer et al. (2009) report several locations for Panhandle FL. Naturalization along the southeastern US coast from se. NC south to s. FL, and west to TAM is also documented on iNaturalist and in Bradley et al. [in prep]. | |
Asparagaceae | Asparagus officinalis | Asparagus, Sparrowgrass, Garden Asparagus | Commonly cultivated, commonly escaped to fencerows, roadsides, disturbed areas. | Native of Eurasia. | |
Asparagaceae | Asparagus setaceus | Climbing Asparagus-fern | Disturbed areas, sometimes epiphytic. | Native of e. and s. Africa. Reported for Camden and Lowndes counties, GA (Carter, Baker, & Morris 2009). |
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