Mystery Plant # 3
Pseudogynoxys chenopodioides (Kunth) Cabrera [syn. Senecio confusus (DC.) Britten] (Asteraceae)

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Mystery plant #3

Mystery Aster

Mystery plant #3 submitted by: Philip Thomas & Lloyd Loope

This specimen was collected by Philip Thomas & Lloyd Loope on 29 December 1998 at Hamoa Beach (and one other site) in Hana, Hawaii (island of Maui, USA). It's viney & climbing all over the ground, up trees, etc.

It's also since been reported from "Peahi, Haiku" on Maui (Kim Martz), and on Oahu by Clifford W. Smith, Coleen Cory, and Philip Thomas. I'd be surprised if we don't begin to find it elsewhere now that our awareness of it has been raised.

Feedback from viewers:

Thanks to the numerous people who responded to our request for help in identifying this plant! Special thanks to George Staples (Bishop Museum, Honolulu) and Rod Randall (Weed Risk Assessment, Weed Science Group, Agriculture Western Australia), who provided fully-qualified IDs (including authorities).

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