Linnaeus, C. (October 1767), Mantissa Plantarum 1: 63 [tax. nov.]

Obermeyer, A.A. (1983), South African Journal of Botany 2: 244 [basionym]

basionym of: Protasparagus aethiopicus (L.) Oberm. legitimate

Harden, G.J. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1993), Asparagaceae. Flora of New South Wales 4: 46 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Protasparagus aethiopicus (L.) Oberm. legitimate

Green, P.S. in Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (1994), Norfolk Island & Lord Howe Island. Flora of Australia 49: 504-505 [secondary reference]

misapplication: Asparagus aethiopicus ‘Sprengeri’ [default] by Pickard, J. in Recher, H.F. & Clark, S.S. (ed.) (1974), Environmental Survey of Lord Howe Island: 78-79 misapplication: Asparagus densiflorus (Kunth) Jessop legitimate by Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 24 misapplication: Asparagus densiflorus (Kunth) Jessop legitimate by Rodd, A.N. & Pickard, J. (1983), Census of vascular flora of Lord Howe Island. Cunninghamia 1: 275 misapplication: Asparagus densiflorus (Kunth) Jessop legitimate by Pickard, J. (1984), Exotic plants on Lord Howe Island: distribution in space and time, 1853-1981. Journal of Biogeography 11: 204 common name: Asparagus Fern [n/a]

Jessup, L.W. (2005), Flora of South-eastern Queensland Volume 3 Changes to names or status of taxa: - [secondary reference]

misapplication: Asparagus densiflorus (Kunth) Jessop legitimate by Stanley, T.D. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1989), Liliaceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 3: 24

Batchelor, K.L. & Scott, J.K. (2006), Review of the current taxonomic status and authorship for Asparagus weeds in Australia. Plant Protection Quarterly 21(3): 128 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Protasparagus aethiopicus (L.) Oberm. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Asparagus sprengeri Regel legitimate common name: asparagus fern [n/a] common name: Sprengers fern [n/a]

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2006), Australian Plant Census: - [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Protasparagus aethiopicus (L.) Oberm. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Asparagus sprengeri Regel legitimate taxonomic synonym: Asparagus densiflorus ‘Meyers’ [default] taxonomic synonym: Asparagus aethiopicus ‘Sprengeri’ [default] misapplication: Asparagus densiflorus (Kunth) Jessop legitimate by Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 24 misapplication: Asparagus densiflorus (Kunth) Jessop legitimate by Rodd, A.N. & Pickard, J. (1983), Census of vascular flora of Lord Howe Island. Cunninghamia 1: 275 misapplication: Asparagus densiflorus (Kunth) Jessop legitimate by Pickard, J. (1984), Exotic plants on Lord Howe Island: distribution in space and time, 1853-1981. Journal of Biogeography 11: 204 misapplication: Protasparagus densiflorus (Kunth) Oberm. legitimate by Clifford, H.T. & Conran, J.G. in George, A.S. (ed.) (1987), Protasparagus. Flora of Australia 45: 161, Fig. 56, Map 168 misapplication: Asparagus densiflorus (Kunth) Jessop legitimate by Paczkowska, G. & Chapman, A.R. (2000), The Western Australian Flora, a descriptive catalogue: 37

• APC Comment: Treated as Asparagus aethiopicus 'Sprengeri' in Qld and Vic.
• APC Dist.: WA (naturalised), SA (naturalised), Qld (naturalised), NSW (naturalised), LHI (naturalised), NI (naturalised), Vic (doubtfully naturalised)

Brown, G.K. (December 2021), Appendix A: New names and name and status changes 2020 to 2021. Introduction to the Census of the Queensland Flora 2021: 8 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Asparagus aethiopicus ‘Sprengeri’ [default]

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (29 September 2022), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Protasparagus aethiopicus (L.) Oberm. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Asparagus sprengeri Regel legitimate taxonomic synonym: Asparagus densiflorus ‘Meyers’ [default] taxonomic synonym: Asparagus aethiopicus ‘Sprengeri’ [default] misapplication: Asparagus densiflorus (Kunth) Jessop legitimate by Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 24 misapplication: Asparagus densiflorus (Kunth) Jessop legitimate by Rodd, A.N. & Pickard, J. (1983), Census of vascular flora of Lord Howe Island. Cunninghamia 1: 275 misapplication: Asparagus densiflorus (Kunth) Jessop legitimate by Pickard, J. (1984), Exotic plants on Lord Howe Island: distribution in space and time, 1853-1981. Journal of Biogeography 11: 204 misapplication: Protasparagus densiflorus (Kunth) Oberm. legitimate by Clifford, H.T. & Conran, J.G. in George, A.S. (ed.) (1987), Protasparagus. Flora of Australia 45: 161, Fig. 56, Map 168 misapplication: Asparagus densiflorus (Kunth) Jessop legitimate by Paczkowska, G. & Chapman, A.R. (2000), The Western Australian Flora, a descriptive catalogue: 37

• APC Comment: Treated as Asparagus aethiopicus 'Sprengeri' in Vic.
• APC Dist.: WA (naturalised), SA (naturalised), Qld (naturalised), NSW (naturalised), LHI (naturalised), NI (naturalised), Vic (doubtfully naturalised)

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