Asparagus densiflorus/aethiopicus | UK Overseas Territories database of Alien Species

(Kunth) Jessop

Common name

Asparagus Fern

Territories

Gibraltar

Establishment status

Not established

Establishment status detail

Not established in the wild. (Horizon scanning consensus for Gibraltar (Unknown).);

Ecological impact detail

Moderate. (Horizon scanning consensus for Gibraltar (Unknown); Horizon scanning draft for Gibraltar version 0.4 (Unknown).);

Human health impact detail

Minor. (Horizon scanning consensus for Gibraltar (Unknown); Horizon scanning draft for Gibraltar version 0.4 (Unknown).);

Pathway

2 ESCAPE FROM CONFINEMENT - Ornamental other than horticulture – Orn

1 RELEASE IN NATURE - Other intentional release - Other

2 ESCAPE FROM CONFINEMENT - Botanical garden/zoo/aquaria – BZA

6 UNAIDED - Natural dispersal across border of IAS that have been introduced through pathways 1-5 - Nat

References

Horizon scanning consensus for Gibraltar (Unknown).; Horizon scanning draft for Gibraltar version 0.3 (Unknown).; Horizon scanning draft for Gibraltar version 0.4 (Unknown).;