Scientific Name: Wikstroemia uva-ursi Endemic: Kaua’i, O’ahu, Maui, Molokai Description: Dense shrubs that either grow prostrate or sprawl up to 3-4 ft. tall. They have small oval shaped leaves, … [Read more...]
Akia Kuahiwi
Scientific Name: Wikstroemia oahuense Endemic: Kauai, Oahu, Molokai, Maui and Lanai Description: Tall shrubs or small trees up to 12 ft high with very few braches. Bark is thin and medium to … [Read more...]
Akiohala
Scientific Name: Hibiscus furcellatus Also Known As: Purple Hibiscus Indigenous: Kauai, Oahu, Maui, Hawaii Description: A medium sized hibiscus about eight feet tall with rough leaves that … [Read more...]
Anapanapa
Scientific Name: Colubrina asiatica Indigenous: Ni’ihau, Kaua’i, O’ahu, and Moloka’i Description: Large shrubs with extremely glossy leaves almost resembling a coffee plant. It has small … [Read more...]
Aweoweo
Scientific Name: Chenopodium oahuense Endemic: Kauai, Oahu, Molokai, Maui, Lanai, Hawaii, plus Lisianski, Laysan, Necke, French Frigate Shoals, Nihoa. With all the news about people fishing for … [Read more...]
Carex
Scientific Name: Carex wahuensis Endemic: Kaua’i, O’ahu, Maui, Moloka’i, Lana’i, Hawaii Description: Graceful sedges that form thick clumps and reach heights close to two feet tall, however, the … [Read more...]
Delissea
Scientific Name: Delissea rhytidosperma Also Known As: ‘Oha Endemic: Kaua’i only Description: This is a type of native lobelia (family Campanulaceae) with herbaceous stems that sometimes … [Read more...]
Iliau
Scientific Name: Wilkesia gymnoxiphium Also Known As: Kaua’i Greensword Endemic: Kaua’i Only Description: Erect, normally unbranched rosette shrubs 3-10 ft. tall with long, narrow, green … [Read more...]
Kokio Kea
Scientific Name: Hibiscus waimeae Endemic: Kauai Description: Unreal shrubs or small trees up to 15 ft. tall but usually stay in the 5-8 foot range. These plants have light green foliage which … [Read more...]
Kolokolo Kuahiwi
Scientific Name: Lysimachia hillebrandii Endemic: Kaua’i, O’ahu, Moloka’i, Lana’i, Maui Description: A Sprawling shrub with dark green, oval leaves that have a pointed apex. New leaves tend to … [Read more...]
