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Hawaii's Most Invasive Horticultural Plants |
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![]() (Photo credit: Forest Starr & Kim Martz/USGS-BRD) |
Description: | Thornless shrub up to 15" tall, with arching branches, alternate 1/2-1" leaves that are white-hairy underneath, 1/2" white flowers, and 1/4" dull red fruits. |
Risk areas: | Moist and wet forest areas, roadsides, openings, at 3000-6500 ft. elevation. |
WARNING: | All cotoneasters have colorful fruits attractive to birds and, hence, are liable to easy spread and invasiveness. Prudent horticulture would caution against their use. |