Flower. Australian Plant Image Index, Photographer Murray Fagg, near Temora, NSW

Flowers and leaves. Australian Plant Image Index, Photographer Murray Fagg, Glenbrook Nature Reserve, Blue Mountains, NSW

Leaves and fruit . Photographer Don Wood, south coast, NSW

Tubers ('roots'). Australian Plant Image Index, Photographer Blue Moon Press, Venus Bay, Vic

Carpet. Australian Plant Image Index, Photographer Murray Fagg, near Bordertown, SA

Common Name

Florist's Smilax, Bridal Creeper, Bridle Creeper, Smilax Asparagus

Family

Asparagaceae

Notes

Introduced climbing or creeping annual forb with perennial roots, with stems to 4m long, or prostrate. 'Leaves' alternating up the stems, 1-7cm long, 4-30mm wide, flat, hairless. Flowers with 6 greenish white to white 'petals', one to several on stems originating at the bases of the leaves. Fruit red. Family Liliaceae in SA. A weed of national significance. Noxious weed throughout NSW. Declared plant in SA. Noxious weed Vic.

PlantNET description:  http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&lvl=sp&name=Asparagus~asparagoides

Weeds of Australia Biosecurity Queensland Edition description:  http://keyserver.lucidcentral.org/weeds/data/03030800-0b07-490a-8d04-0605030c0f01/media/Html/Asparagus_asparagoides.htm