Phytolacca octandra
Inkweed
Introduced and now reproducing on its own in the wild.
Phytolacca is a genus of perennial plants native to North America, South America, East Asia and New Zealand. Some members of the genus are known as pokeweeds or similar names such as pokebush, pokeberry, pokeroot or poke sallet. Other names for species of Phytolacca include inkberry and ombú. The generic name is derived from the Greek word φυτόν (phyton), meaning "plant," and the Latin word lacca, a red dye. Phytolaccatoxin and phytolaccigenin are present in many...
Read more on Wikipedia →Only 2 phenology-annotated observations exist for this species in Hawaiʻi — too few to describe a season. No window is inferred.
Controlling Phytolacca octandra
Best reported: cut-stump with 20% G4, 80% Biodiesel — one report from OANRP.
5.0cut-stump20% G4, 80% BiodieselTriclopyrG4
- 5successful. Recommended method · OANRP · observed
5.0basal-bark20% G4, 80% BiodieselTriclopyrG4
- 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
