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Hawaii's Most Invasive Horticultural Plants |
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![]() (Photo credit: USGS/BRD) |
![]() (Photo credit: USGS/BRD) |
Other names: | manuka |
Description: | Shrub or tree up to 16' tall with shredding bark, thin 1/2-1" leaves, 1/2" white or pink flowers, and 1/4" wooden seed capsules. |
Risk areas: | Moist forest and rainforest. |
WARNING: | All members of this genus probably pose a threat of invasion in Hawaii and should not be planted. Other species may be known as Tea tree, Australian tea, L. flavescens, L. laevigatum, or L. polygalifolium. |