Talk:Asparagus aethiopicus

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I have rated it as mid-importance due to weed issues. Casliber (talk · contribs) 03:32, 28 July 2009 (UTC)

I hate pulling this damn thing out, so I ventilated by writing....but seriously, where do we find out who the authority Jessop is again? Casliber (talk · contribs) 20:15, 28 July 2009 (UTC)


 * Never mind, I found it John Peter Jessop. Casliber (talk · contribs) 20:34, 28 July 2009 (UTC)\


 * (edit conflict):A. sprengeri is a familiar pseudonym. Is it a weed in its native South Africa? Joh Peter Jessop, "The genus Asparagus in Southern Africa". Bothalia 9, 31-96.--Wetman (talk) 20:38, 28 July 2009 (UTC)

Name
It seems not 100% clear whether the proper name is A. aethiopicus or A. densiflorus. Discussion of this issue might be a good idea. ,. "sprengeri" is a name applied to a cultivar. Circeus (talk) 04:58, 29 July 2009 (UTC)


 * Absolutely, this is a good feature of the 'pedia, in its ability to report ambiguous situations and why the quandary exists. I will have a look. Casliber (talk · contribs) 06:19, 29 July 2009 (UTC)

At least 3 sources note that the name densiflorus is misapplied. I suggest renaming to Asparagus aethiopicus to adhere to the accepted nomenclature. Enkidu6 (talk) 09:32, 6 December 2011 (UTC)


 * Done. At present, Asparagus densiflorus redirects here, which isn't right; there should be a separate article on it. The text may need a bit of editing to completely fix the confusion between the two species; I haven't checked that all of the references which use the name A. densiflorus actually refer to A. aethiopicus. Peter coxhead (talk) 13:00, 6 December 2011 (UTC)

Weed?
I have no doubt that asparagus ferns are weeds in many places, but it seems improper to call it "a weed native to South Africa, which is often used as an ornamental plant." The term "weed" is completely subjective, and an asparagus fern intentionally grown as an ornamental is, by definition, not a weed. Maybe revise to something like "...a plant native to South Africa, which is often used as an ornamental, but is considered an invasive weed in many locations." — Preceding unsigned comment added by 169.237.73.81 (talk) 20:42, 22 June 2011 (UTC)
 * I changed it to something similar to what you proposed. (You could have changed it yourself, btw.) Rivertorch (talk) 20:47, 22 June 2011 (UTC)

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