06-01-2013, 06:08 PM
this is the plant that NEEDS to be KILLED!!!!! its one of the Worlds most invasive species...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miconia_calvescens
"""Miconia is known for being the worst invasive plant in Hawaii, where it is commonly referred to as the "purple plague", and threatens to destroy entire ecosystems. Hawaiian populations of miconia were first discovered in the 1990s, and since the plant's invasive potential was already well-known, control and eradication efforts began immediately. Uprooting and herbicides are used to remove plants, but biological control has not yet met with great success. Teams of volunteers often lead expeditions into the forest to remove miconia plants by hand."""
Ive seen Miconia wild in spots in Kurtistown, some areas of Nanawale, and many many heavy infestations in the SoHilo, NoHilo and Hamakua districts along the old Hwy and in the river valleys (where its too late to eradicate IMO)
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save our indigenous and endemic Hawaiian Plants... learn about them, grow them, and plant them on your property, ....instead of all that invasive non-native garbage I see in most yards... aloha
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miconia_calvescens
"""Miconia is known for being the worst invasive plant in Hawaii, where it is commonly referred to as the "purple plague", and threatens to destroy entire ecosystems. Hawaiian populations of miconia were first discovered in the 1990s, and since the plant's invasive potential was already well-known, control and eradication efforts began immediately. Uprooting and herbicides are used to remove plants, but biological control has not yet met with great success. Teams of volunteers often lead expeditions into the forest to remove miconia plants by hand."""
Ive seen Miconia wild in spots in Kurtistown, some areas of Nanawale, and many many heavy infestations in the SoHilo, NoHilo and Hamakua districts along the old Hwy and in the river valleys (where its too late to eradicate IMO)
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save our indigenous and endemic Hawaiian Plants... learn about them, grow them, and plant them on your property, ....instead of all that invasive non-native garbage I see in most yards... aloha
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save our indigenous and endemic Hawaiian Plants... learn about them, grow them, and plant them on your property, ....instead of all that invasive non-native garbage I see in most yards... aloha
save our indigenous and endemic Hawaiian Plants... learn about them, grow them, and plant them on your property, ....instead of all that invasive non-native garbage I see in most yards... aloha