Asparagus virgatus--So.Africa. E. Cape. Joubert's Pass, SE of Lady Gray. 9 Mch 05. 314.jpg
Asparagus virgatus--So.Africa. E. Cape. Joubert's Pass, SE of Lady Gray. 9 Mch 05. 309.jpg
Asparagus virgatus--So.Africa. E. Cape. Joubert's Pass, SE of Lady Gray. 9 Mch 05. 312.jpg
Asparagus virgatus--So.Africa. E. Cape. Joubert's Pass, SE of Lady Gray. 9 Mch 05. 308.jpg
Asparagus virgatus--So.Africa. E. Cape. Joubert's Pass, SE of Lady Gray. 9 Mch 05. 307.jpg
Asparagus virgatus--So.Africa. E. Cape. Joubert's Pass, SE of Lady Gray. 9 Mch 05. 310.jpg
Asparagus virgatus--So.Africa. E. Cape. Joubert's Pass, SE of Lady Gray. 9 Mch 05. 313.jpg
Native to Angola, Cape Provinces, Eswatini, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Northern Provinces, Tanzania, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe; introduced into Queensland, Réunion, Trinidad-Tobago (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 1 occurrence across 1 country.
Location
South Africa, Eastern Cape (Woodridge)
-33.902222, 25.212222
Location Remarks
Van Staden's Wildflower Reserve is about 40 km west of Port Elizabeth, on the old cape Road (R102). Take the N2 out of the city towards Cape Town. After 40km turn left off the N2 to Van Staden's Pass. The entrance to the Flower Reserve is on the right less than a kilometre from the N2.
Collectors
No collectors specified
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Order
Asparagales
Family
Asparagaceae
Genus
Asparagus
Specific Epithet
virgatus
Authorship
Baker
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 0.3
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
0.0
Global rank
#317,315 of 335,497
Top 95%
Extinction probability
9%
