Scientific Name: Portulaca lutea Indigenous: Northwestern H.I., Oahu, Molokai, Maui, Lanai, and Hawaii Description: Prostrate herbs with thick stems and tightly arranged, alternating leaves … [Read more...]
Iliee
Scientific Name: Plumbago zeylanica Indigenous: All HI Description: A low sprawling shrub with long stems, light green foliage and clusters of bluish white flowers that emerge at the stem tips. … [Read more...]
Ilima papa – Ilima Ku Kahakai
Scientific Name: Sida fallax Also Known As: Groundcover Ilima Indigenous: All HI Description: Prostrate plants with pale green leaves, woody stems and bright orange flowers. There are many … [Read more...]
Kupukupu
Scientific Name: Nephrolepis cordifolia Indigenous: All HI Description: A type of sword fern with erect fronds standing 1-2 ft. tall and 2-3 inches wide. Each frond is comprised of many smaller … [Read more...]
Makaloa
Scientific Name: Cyperus laevigatus Also Known As: The Hawaiian Mat Making Flatsedge Indigenous: All HI except Lana’i and Kaho’olawe Description: A small rounded sedge with narrow culms up to … [Read more...]
Mauuakiaki
Scientific Name: Fimbristylis cymosa Description: This is a type of native sedge that forms short, rounded tufts up to 10 inches high. It has light green foliage with narrow, erect blades that are … [Read more...]
Naio
Scientific Name: Myoporum sandwicense Also Known As: False sandalwood Indigenous: All HI except Kaho’olawe; 1 Endemic subspecies: O’ahu Description: Depending on which island you are on or … [Read more...]
Naio papa
Scientific Name: Myoporum sandwicense Indigenous: South point, Hawaii Description: Naio papa is a crawling ground cover with dark green, glossy leaves and tiny white flower clusters that emerge … [Read more...]
Nanea
Scientific Name: Vigna mariana Also Known As: Beach Pea Indigenous: All HI except Lana’i and Kaho’olawe Description: An herbaceous plant that becomes woody towards the base; it can either … [Read more...]
Neke Fern
Scientific Name: Cyclosorus interruptus Also Known As: Marsh Fern Indigenous: All HI Description: Medium sized ferns about 2 ft. tall with light green fronds and creeping rhizomes. Each frond … [Read more...]
