Chinese Violet (Asystasia gangetica), Ho'okipa Beach Park, north Maui. Classified as an aggressive invasive weed introduced to the Islands in the 1920s. It smothers all other plant life and forms dense infestations.
Chinese Violet (Asystasia gangetica), Ho'okipa Beach Park, north Maui. Classified as an aggressive invasive weed introduced to the Islands in the 1920s. It smothers all other plant life and forms dense infestations.
Chinese Violet (Asystasia gangetica), Ho'okipa Beach Park, north Maui. Classified as an aggressive invasive weed introduced to the Islands in the 1920s. It smothers all other plant life and forms dense infestations.
Fruit and foliage of the Strawberry Guava (Psidium cattleianum), Wailua Falls, east Kaua'i. A fruit tree that is considered to be one of the worst invasive weed species in the Hawaiian Islands. Typically forms extremely dense stands of trees that are completely impenetrable. In addition, it is strongly allopathic, exuding toxic chemicals that inhibit the growth of understory plants. Its tasty fruit is eaten by feral pigs who then spread the seeds in their feces.
Chinese Violet (Asystasia gangetica) growing on a stabilized sand dune at Kanaha Beach Park, north Maui. Classified as an aggressive invasive weed introduced to the Islands in the 1920s. It smothers all other plant life and forms dense infestations.
Chinese Violet (Asystasia gangetica), Ho'okipa Beach Park, north Maui. Classified as an aggressive invasive weed introduced to the Islands in the 1920s. It smothers all other plant life and forms dense infestations.
Chinese Violet (Asystasia gangetica), Ho'okipa Beach Park, north Maui. Classified as an aggressive invasive weed introduced to the Islands in the 1920s. It smothers all other plant life and forms dense infestations.
Chinese Violet (Asystasia gangetica), Ho'okipa Beach Park, north Maui. Classified as an aggressive invasive weed introduced to the Islands in the 1920s. It smothers all other plant life and forms dense infestations.
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