When the crew from the Maui Invasive Species Committee (MISC) arrived on Moloka‘i in February of 2005, they soon realized…
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Invasive Plants
Plans in the Pipeline to Protect ‘Ōhi‘a From ‘Rust’
It starts with a spot, a tiny dot of orange on a leaf bound for Hawai‘i. It could be on…
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Pampas Grass: All Species on Maui are Invasive
In the early 1870s an enterprising nurseryman in Southern California imported a tall, clumping grass with distinctive feathery plumes to…
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Pampas Gone Wild-Haipua‘ena Part 3
In the final installment of the “Pampas Gone Wild” series, we’ll cover some of the key identification features of pampas…
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Pampas Gone Wild-Haipua‘ena Part 2
Here’s a young, but mature, pampas grass in a mostly native rainforest…pulling this guy up will leave a big hole…
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Pampas Gone Wild-Haipua‘ena part 1
Pampas grass or Cortaderia jubata with it’s wind-dispersed seeds readily escapes cultivation. Tackling established populations far from civilization takes some…
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