Hawaii's Most Invasive Horticultural Plants

   
butterfly bush
Buddleja madagascariensis

(Photo credit: Michelle Clapper/USGS-BRD/UH)

 

(Photo credit: Kealii Bio/USGS-BRD/UH)


Other names:smoke bush, buddleia
Description: Climbing shrub capable of growing into the tree canopy, with 3-5" gray-green leaves and clusters of small orange flowers.
Risk areas: Moist and wet open areas at 3000-5000 ft. elevation.

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