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Clidemia hirta

Koster's curse

Invasive (non-native)non-native

Introduced and causing ecological or economic harm.

Shrub that forms dense thickets in forest understory, preventing native seedling establishment. Widespread on Oʻahu and Hawaiʻi Island, now under biocontrol suppression.

What works

Controlling Clidemia hirta

From Weed Control by Species2 rows →

Best reported: cut-stump with 20% G4, 80% Biodiesel — one report from OANRP.

  1. 5.0cut-stump20% G4, 80% BiodieselTriclopyrG41 report · 1 observed
    OANRP
    • 5successful. Recommended method · OANRP · observed
  2. 5.0basal-bark20% G4, 80% BiodieselTriclopyrG41 report · 1 observed
    OANRP
    • 5successful. Recommended method · OANRP · observed

Ratings are the reporting organisation’s own, on a 5-point scale. Always follow the product label — the label is the law. See these 2 rows in the full table

Where documented · 10 ahupuaʻa
documented occurrences · GBIF · GBIF 29 records
Keauohana, Kehena · HawaiʻiGBIF 16
Kamananui · OʻahuGBIF 3
Honolulu · OʻahuGBIF 2
Waiʻanae · OʻahuGBIF 2
Waikīkī · OʻahuGBIF 1
Kaluanui · OʻahuGBIF 1
Wainiha · KauaʻiGBIF 1
Waipiʻoiki · MauiGBIF 1
Paʻalaʻa · OʻahuGBIF 1
Pālāwai · LānaʻiGBIF 1