{ "culture": "en-AU", "name": "", "guid": "", "catalogPath": "", "snippet": "Map layer extracted from Biosecurity Queensland pest distribution survey displaying distribution of individual invasive weed species.", "description": "Native to Africa, asparagus ferns (Asparagus spp.) were introduced as garden plants but have since naturalised and invaded bushland as one of Australia\u2019s most significant garden escapees. Climbing species (A. africanus and A. plumosus) smother canopies, while ground asparagus (A. aethiopicus) becomes the dominant ground cover and displaces native plants, even in undisturbed systems.", "summary": "Map layer extracted from Biosecurity Queensland pest distribution survey displaying distribution of individual invasive weed species.", "title": "Asparagus fern", "tags": [ "weeds", "pests" ], "type": "", "typeKeywords": [], "thumbnail": "", "url": "", "minScale": 0, "maxScale": 0, "spatialReference": "", "accessInformation": "© State of Queensland (Department of Agriculture and Fisheries), 2023", "licenseInfo": "" }