Scientific Name: Canavalia hawaiiensis Endemic: Lanai, Maui, Hawaii Description: A climbing vine with very pubescent, trifolate leaves (three leaflets comprising a single leaf) and striking … [Read more...]
Bonamia menziesii
Scientific Name: Bonamia menziesii Endemic - Endangered … [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...]
Coastal Hedyotis
Scientific Name: Hedyotis Littoralis Endemic Description: Spectacular, unusual-looking plants, similar to succulents in appearance. Leaves are rigid, extremely glossy and elliptical. They often … [Read more...]
Costal Lysimachia
Latin: Lysimachia mauritiana Description: A low crawling herbaceous groundcover with light green, succulent leaves and white flower clusters. The leaves emerge radially out from the center giving … [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...]
Hala
Scientific Name: Pandanus tectorius Description: A medium sized tree up to 30+ ft. with long spiny leaves and many prop roots. Distribution: This indigenous tree is found on all … [Read more...]
Hame
Scientific Name: Antidesma pulvinatum Endemic: O’ahu, Moloka’i, Maui, and Hawai’i Description: These are small trees up that can grow anywhere between 6-25 ft. tall. They have beautiful … [Read more...]
Hao
Scientific Name: Rauvolfia sandwicensis Description: These plants are one of a few native plants related to Plumeria, which is not native. They are gorgeous trees which can reach heights up to 30 … [Read more...]
Hapuu
Scientific Name: Cibotium glaucum Endemic: All HI Description: Beautiful tree ferns with large fronds that have bluish green undersides and soft “pulu” at the base of the fronds and on new frond … [Read more...]