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Hawaii's Most Invasive Horticultural Plants |
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Hawaii's Most Invasive Horticultural Plants |
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2-kb.jpg ) (Photo credit: Kealii Bio/USGS-BRD/UH) |
4-mc.jpg ) (Photo credit: Michelle Clapper/USGS-BRD/UH) |
| Description: | Shrub or small tree up to 20' tall, with opposite 3-4" leaves having 3 main veins and silver undersides, clusters of 1/2" white flowers and 1/4" black berries. |
| Risk areas: | Moist and wet forests and open areas. |
| WARNING: | Tetrazygia belongs to the Melastome Family, many members of which have proven invasive in Hawaii and elsewhere. All members of this family should probably be avoided in horticulture. |