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Hawaii's Most Invasive Horticultural Plants |
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Hawaii's Most Invasive Horticultural Plants |
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| [ Sorry, no photo! If you have one we may use, please e-mail info to fkraus@hawaii.edu ] |
| Other names: | starfish flower, Zulu-giant, giant toad plant |
| Description: | Succulent plant up to 8" tall, with grayish-brown erect, fleshy stems and 4-6" star-shaped brown flowers smelling like rotten meat. |
| Risk areas: | Dry forests and open areas. |
| WARNING: | Several species of succulent stapeliads adapted to living in dry areas are beginning to spread in leeward areas of Hawaii. Other species with wind-dispersed seeds, like those of stapeliads, should best be avoided. |