Hawaii's Most Invasive Horticultural Plants

   
(no common name)
Clerodendrum macrostegium

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Description: Shrub or tree 10-20' tall, with opposite 5-12" hairy leaves, 1.5" white flowers with red centers, large pink bracts below the flower clusters, and fleshy 1/4-1/2" blue-black fruits.
Risk areas: Moist forests and disturbed areas at low elevations.
WARNING:This Clerodendrum is capable of spreading both from its bird-dispersed fruits and from root suckers.

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