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HAWAII - NATURALIZED

Verbesina encelioides 

 

 

Bellows AFB, Waimanalo, Oahu

Midway Atoll

GOLDEN CROWN-BEARD

Ascending invasive herbs up to 6 feet tall in dry disturbed areas.  Difficult to eradicate once established.  A serious pest at Midway Atoll, choking out native plants & seabird habitat.  Native to the American Southwest & Mexico.