Climbing asparagus - delicate, but damaging!
August's pest plant of the month

Climbing asparagus is a serious pest plant!
It climbs through, up, and over native plants, slowly smothering them.
It forms dense mats covering the ground, stopping new native plants from establishing.
Growing quickly it can rapidly take over an area.

This perfect trio of features makes climbing asparagus (Asparagus scandens) a weed to take notice of. Originally from South America, this plant really shouldn't be here and is often spread by root material being dumped - so please report any garden waste dumping!
Pulling them up when they are small can be a good way to control, but the tiny nodules in the roots often break off and stay in the ground and grow into a new plant.
Get in touch if you see it or, better still, download and report on the EcoTrack app.
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