Here are some Invasive Plants Threatening Maui's ecology. It's important to not bring in more invasive plants, and to destroy these plants when found.

#InvasivePlants #Miconia #StrawberryGuava #Fireweed #Hookweed #Albizia

Le #Miconia, cancer vert des forêts guadeloupéennes, étouffe la biodiversité (Les #forêts de #Guadeloupe souffrent de l’invasion du Miconia, une plante invasive qui remplace les espèces végétales endémiques du territoire guadeloupéen.

Miconia xalapensis is Guatemala’s most common woody melastome, often dominating pastures and hillsides with pale leaves and pink blooms. Its blueberry-like fruits are eaten by birds, kids, and workers—and sometimes sold in markets. #Guatemala #plants #Miconia #Melastomataceae

Renderings in flowers of species in the Miconia supersect Discolores.

An evolutionary disruption of the buzz #pollination syndrome in neotropical montane plants

New #AJB research by Eduardo Nery, Mayara Caddah, Fabian Michelangeli & Anselmo Nogueira

doi.org/10.1002/ajb2... #botany #evolution #Miconia