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Acacia koa
koa
mixture of true leaves
and phyllodes

Acacia koaia
koaiʻa
koaiʻa sanctuary

Acacia koaia
koaiʻa
koaiʻa sanctuary

Acacia koaia
koaiʻa
koaiʻa sanctuary
note end-to-end seeds

Alyxia oliviformis
maile
ʻAwaʻawapuhi Trail

Alyxia oliviformis
maile
ʻAwaʻawapuhi Trail
fruit

Alyxia oliviformis
maile
Wiliwilinui Trail

Alyxia oliviformis
maile
Wiliwilinui Trail
flowers

Alyxia oliviformis
maile
Wiliwilinui Trail
fruit

Antidesma platyphyllum
mehame
Nuʻalolo Trail

Antidesma platyphyllum
mehame
Nuʻalolo Trail
note short petioles

Antidesma platyphyllum
mehame
Nuʻalolo Trail
unripe fruit

Argemone glauca
pua kala
Kaloko-Honokōhau NHP

Argemone glauca
pua kala
Kaloko-Honokōhau NHP

Argemone glauca
pua kala
Kaloko-Honokōhau NHP
flower

Argemone glauca
pua kala
Puʻuhonua o Hōnaunau
flower

Boerhavia repens
alena
Kalaupapa

Boerhavia repens
alena
Kalaupapa
flowers

Broussaisia arguta
kanawao
Puʻu Kolekole
flower head

Broussaisia arguta
kanawao
Puʻu Kolekole
fruits

Broussasia arguta
kanawao
Puʻu o Kila Road

Broussasia arguta
kanawao
Puʻu o Kila Road
staminate flowers

Broussasia arguta
kanawao
Puʻu o Kila Road
pistillate flowers

Caesalpinia kavaiensis
uhiuhi
Puʻu Waʻawaʻa

Capparis sandwichiana
maiapilo
Kaloko-Honokōhau NHP

Capparis sandwichiana
maiapilo
Kaloko-Honokōhau NHP
night

Capparis sandwichiana
maiapilo
Kaloko-Honokōhau NHP
night

Capparis sandwichiana
maiapilo
Kaloko-Honokōhau NHP
night

Capparis sandwichiana
maiapilo
Kaloko-Honokōhau NHP
night

Capparis sandwichiana
maiapilo
Kaloko-Honokōhau NHP
morning

Capparis sandwichiana
maiapilo
Kaloko-Honokōhau NHP
day

Chamaesyce atrococca
ʻakoko
ʻAwaʻawapuhi Trail

Chamaesyce atrococca
ʻakoko
ʻAwaʻawapuhi Trail

Chamaesyce atrococca
ʻakoko
ʻAwaʻawapuhi Trail
flowers

Chamaesyce celastroides
ʻakoko
Lae o Milo

Chamaesyce celastroides
ʻakoko
Lae o Milo
flowers

Chamaesyce degeneri
ʻakoko
Kalaupapa

Chamaesyce degeneri
ʻakoko
Kalaupapa
flowers

Chamaesyce olowaluana
ʻakoko
Puʻu Waʻawaʻa

Chamaesyce olowaluana
ʻakoko
Kalōpā Gulch

Chamaesyce olowaluana
ʻakoko
Kalōpā Gulch

Chamaesyce olowaluana
ʻakoko
Kalōpā Gulch
flowers

Chamaesyce olowaluana
ʻakoko
Kalōpā Gulch
flowers & old seed pod

Charpentiera densiflora
pāpala
Hanakoa

Charpentiera obovata
pāpala
Kīpuka Puaulu
flower

Cheirodendron trigynum
ʻōlapa
ʻŌlaʻa
flowers

Cheirodendron fauriei
lapalapa
Kaluapuhi Trail

Cheirodendron fauriei
lapalapa
Kaluapuhi Trail

Cheirodendron fauriei
lapalapa
Kaluapuhi Trail
note large teeth

Cheirodendron fauriei
lapalapa
Kaluapuhi Trail
fruit

Cheirodendron trigynum
ʻōlapa
Koʻolau crest at Wiliwilinui

Cheirodendron trigynum
ʻōlapa
Koʻolau crest at Wiliwilinui
flowers

Cheirodendron trigynum
ʻōlapa
ʻŌlaʻa
flowers

Cheirodendron trigynum
ʻōlapa
ʻŌlaʻa
flowers

Cheirodendron trigynum
ʻōlapa
ʻŌlaʻa
with Drosophila

Chenopodium oahuense
ʻāweoweo
Kalōpā Gulch

Chenopodium oahuense
ʻāweoweo
Kalōpā Gulch

Chenopodium oahuense
ʻāweoweo
Kalōpā Gulch

Chenopodium oahuense
ʻāweoweo
Kalōpā Gulch

Chenopodium oahuense
ʻāweoweo
Kalōpā Gulch
flowers

Claoxylon sandwicense
poʻolā
ʻAwaʻawapuhi Trail

Claoxylon sandwicense
poʻolā
ʻAwaʻawapuhi Trail

Claoxylon sandwicense
poʻolā
ʻAwaʻawapuhi Trail
pistillate flower

Claoxylon sandwicense
poʻolā
ʻAwaʻawapuhi Trail
fruit

Claoxylon sandwicense
poʻolā
Waiʻanae Valley

Claoxylon sandwicense
poʻolā
Waiʻanae Valley
staminate flower

Diospyros hillebrandii
lama
Kuʻia Ridge

Diospyros hillebrandii
lama
Kuʻia Ridge

Diospyros hillebrandii
lama
Kuʻia Ridge
fruit

Diospyros hillebrandii
lama
Kuʻia Ridge
leaf texture

Diospyros sandwicensis
lama
Puʻu Waʻawaʻa

Diospyros sandwicensis
lama
Kaʻala

Diospyros sandwicensis
lama
Kaʻala
fruit

Diospyros sandwicensis
lama
Kaʻala
witches' broom

Elaeocarpus bifidus
kalia
Kalāwahine Trail

Elaeocarpus bifidus
kalia
Kalāwahine Trail

Elaeocarpus bifidus
kalia
ʻAwaʻawapuhi Trail

Elaeocarpus bifidus
kalia
ʻAwaʻawapuhi Trail
unripe fruit

Elaeocarpus bifidus
kalia
ʻAwaʻawapuhi Trail
ripe fruit

Elaeocarpus bifidus
kalia
ʻAwaʻawapuhi Trail
witches' broom

Elaeocarpus bifidus
kalia
Puʻu o Kila Road
witches' broom

Elaeocarpus bifidus
kalia
Puʻu o Kila Road
witches' broom

Embelia pacifica
kilioe
Laupāhoehoe NAR

Embelia pacifica
kilioe
Laupāhoehoe NAR

Erythrina sandwicensis
wiliwili
Kaloko-Honokōhau NHP

Erythrina sandwicensis
wiliwili
Kaupo Rd.
cream flowers

Geranium cuneatum
nohoanu
HALE, Supply Trail

Geranium cuneatum
nohoanu
HALE, Supply Trail
flower

Geranium humile
nohoanu
Puʻu Kukui summit bog

Geranium humile
nohoanu
Puʻu Kukui summit bog
flower

Gunnera petaloidea
ʻapeʻape
Kaʻala

Gunnera petaloidea
ʻapeʻape
Kaʻala

Gunnera petaloidea
ʻapeʻape
Kaʻala
flowering stalk

Gunnera petaloidea
ʻapeʻape
Kaʻala
flowers

Gunnera petaloidea
ʻapeʻape
Kaʻala
fruit

Heliotropium anomalum
hinahina
Kalaupapa

Heliotropium anomalum
hinahina
Kalaupapa

Heliotropium anomalum
hinahina
Kalaupapa
flowers

Labordia waiolani
kāmakahala
Puʻu Kolekole

Labordia waiolani
kāmakahala
Puʻu Kolekole

Labordia waiolani
kāmakahala
Puʻu Kolekole
fruit

Metrosideros macropus
lehua mamo
Wiliwilinui Trail
note elongate petioles

Metrosideros macropus
lehua mamo
Wiliwilinui Trail
flowers

Metrosideros polymorpha
ʻōhiʻa lehua
Kaʻala Road above Makaha
var. glaberrima

Metrosideros polymorpha
ʻōhiʻa lehua
Kaʻala Road above Makaha
var. glaberrima

Metrosideros polymorpha
ʻōhiʻa lehua
Kaʻala Road above Makaha
flower buds

Metrosideros polymorpha
ʻōhiʻa lehua
Kaʻala Road above Makaha
var. polymorpha

Metrosideros polymorpha
ʻōhiʻa lehua
Kaʻala Road above Makaha
var. polymorpha

Metrosideros polymorpha
ʻōhiʻa lehua
Kaʻala Road above Makaha
var. polymorpha

Metrosideros polymorpha
ʻōhiʻa lehua
Kaʻala Road above Makaha
flowers rare in this var.

Metrosideros polymorpha
ʻōhiʻa lehua
Kīlauea
var. incana

Metrosideros polymorpha
ʻōhiʻa lehua
Kīlauea Iki
psyllid galls

Metrosideros polymorpha
ʻōhiʻa lehua
Pēpēʻōpae bog
dwarf var. pumila

Metrosideros rugosa
lehua papa
Koʻolau crest at Wiliwilinui

Metrosideros rugosa
lehua papa
Koʻolau crest at Wiliwilinui

Myoporum sandwicense
naio
Kaloko-Honokōhau NHP

Myrsine alyxifolia
kōlea
Nuʻalolo Trail

Myrsine alyxifolia
kōlea
Nuʻalolo Trail

Myrsine alyxifolia
kōlea
ʻAwaʻawapuhi Trail
young fruit

Myrsine alyxifolia
kōlea
ʻAwaʻawapuhi Trail
fruit

Myrsine alyxifolia
kōlea
ʻAwaʻawapuhi Trail
fruit

Myrsine lanaiensis
kōlea
Kahuku

Myrsine lanaiensis
kōlea
Kahuku

Myrsine lessertiana
kōlea lau nui
Kaluaʻa

Myrsine lessertiana
kōlea lau nui
Kīlauea Field Station
flowers

Myrsine lessertiana
kōlea lau nui
Puʻu o Kila Road
fruit

Myrsine linearifolia
kōlea
Puʻu o Kila Road

Myrsine linearifolia
kōlea
Puʻu o Kila Road

Myrsine linearifolia
kōlea
Puʻu o Kila Road
fruit

Nama sandwicensis
hinahina kahakai
Waiehu sand dunes

Neraudia ovalis
maʻoloa
Peter Lee Rd.

Neraudia ovalis
maʻoloa
Peter Lee Rd.
immature fruit

Nestegis sandwicensis
olopua
Kuliʻouʻou

Osteomeles anthyllidifolia
ūlei
Kupaia ridge

Osteomeles anthyllidifolia
ūlei
Kupaia ridge
flowers

Peperomia macraeana
ʻalaʻala wai nui
Upper Waiākea FR

Peperomia macraeana
ʻalaʻala wai nui
Upper Waiākea FR

Peperomia sp.
ʻalaʻala wai nui
Kīlauea

Peperomia sp.
ʻalaʻala wai nui
Kawaihae Uka

Peperomia sp.
ʻalaʻala wai nui
ʻŌlaʻa

Phytolacca sandwicensis
pōpolo kū mai
Laupāhoehoe NAR

Phytolacca sandwicensis
pōpolo kū mai
Laupāhoehoe NAR
flowers

Phytolacca sandwicensis
pōpolo kū mai
Laupāhoehoe NAR
fruit

Pisonia brunoniana
pāpala kēpau
Kaluaʻa

Pisonia brunoniana
pāpala kēpau
Kaluaʻa
flowers

Pisonia brunoniana
pāpala kēpau
Kaluaʻa
flowers

Pisonia sandwicensis
kaulu
Kahoaloha Valley

Pisonia sandwicensis
kaulu
Kahoaloha Valley

Pisonia sandwicensis
kaulu
Kahoaloha Valley
flower buds

Pisonia umbellifera
pāpala kēpau
Waiʻanae Valley

Pittosporum confertiflorum
hōʻawa
Kīpuka Nēnē

Pittosporum confertiflorum
hōʻawa
Kīpuka Nēnē

Pittosporum gayanum
hōʻawa
Pihea Trail

Pittosporum gayanum
hōʻawa
Kaluapuhi Trail

Pittosporum gayanum
hōʻawa
Kaluapuhi Trail

Pittosporum gayanum
hōʻawa
Kaluapuhi Trail
flower buds

Pittosporum gayanum
hōʻawa
Kaluapuhi Trail
flower buds

Pittosporum gayanum
hōʻawa
Kaluapuhi Trail
flowers

Pittosporum gayanum
hōʻawa
Kaluapuhi Trail
fruit

Pittosporum glabrum
hōʻawa
Pihea Trail

Pittosporum glabrum
hōʻawa
Nuʻalolo Trail

Pittosporum glabrum
hōʻawa
Nuʻalolo Trail
flowers

Pittosporum glabrum
hōʻawa
Nuʻalolo Trail
young fruit

Pittosporum glabrum
hōʻawa
Mānoa Cliff Trail
mature fruit

Pittosporum hosmeri
hōʻawa

fruit

Pouteria sandwicensis
ʻālaʻa
ʻAwaʻawapuhi Trail

Pouteria sandwicensis
ʻālaʻa
ʻAwaʻawapuhi Trail

Pouteria sandwicensis
ʻālaʻa
ʻAwaʻawapuhi Trail
flower buds

Pouteria sandwicensis
ʻālaʻa
Mānoa Cliff Trail

Pouteria sandwicensis
ʻālaʻa
Nuʻuanu Pali

Pouteria sandwicensis
ʻālaʻa
Mānoa Cliff Trail
fruit

Reynoldsia sandwicensis
ʻohe makai
Puʻu Waʻawaʻa

Rhus sandwicensis
neleau
Laupāhoehoe

Rhus sandwicensis
neleau
Laupāhoehoe
flowers

Rubus hawaiensis
ʻākala
Kilohana lookout

Rubus hawaiensis
ʻākala
Kilohana lookout

Santalum freycinetianum
ʻiliahi
Miloliʻi Ridge

Santalum freycinetianum
ʻiliahi
Miloliʻi Ridge

Santalum freycinetianum
ʻiliahi
Miloliʻi Ridge
flowers

Santalum haleakalae
ʻiliahi
Haleakalā NP
flowers

Santalum paniculatum
ʻiliahi
Hualālai SE rift zone

Santalum paniculatum
ʻiliahi
Hualālai SE rift zone
flowers

Santalum paniculatum
ʻiliahi
Hualālai SE rift zone
fruit

Scaevola coriacea
naupaka
Waiehu sand dunes

Scaevola gaudichaudiana
naupaka
Wiliwilinui Trail

Scaevola gaudichaudiana
naupaka
Wiliwilinui Trail

Scaevola gaudichaudiana
naupaka
Wiliwilinui Trail
flower

Scaevola glabra
naupaka
Puʻu o Kila Road

Scaevola glabra
naupaka
Puʻu o Kila Road
flower

Scaevola procera
naupaka
Kaluapuhi Trail

Scaevola procera
naupaka
Kōkeʻe
flower & fruit

Schidea diffusa

ʻŌlaʻa Koa Unit

Sesbania tomentosa
ʻohai
Puʻu Waʻawaʻa

Sesbania tomentosa
ʻohai
Puʻu Waʻawaʻa
flowers

Sesuvium portulacastrum
ʻākulikuli
Eleilei

Sesuvium portulacastrum
ʻākulikuli
Kalaupapa

Sesuvium portulacastrum
ʻākulikuli
Kalaupapa
flower

Silene struthuloides

Haleakala Crater

Silene struthuloides

Haleakala Crater
flowers

Smilax melastomifolia
hoi kuahiwi
Pihea Trail

Smilax melastomifolia
hoi kuahiwi
Pihea Trail
fruit

Syzygium sandwicensis
ʻōhiʻa hā
Pihea Trail

Syzygium sandwicensis
ʻōhiʻa hā
Pihea Trail

Syzygium sandwicensis
ʻōhiʻa hā
Pihea Trail
fruit

Syzygium sandwicensis
ʻōhiʻa hā
Koʻolau crest at Wiliwilinui

Syzygium sandwicensis
ʻōhiʻa hā
Koʻolau crest at Wiliwilinui

Syzygium sandwicensis
ʻōhiʻa hā
Koʻolau crest at Wiliwilinui
fruit

Tetraplasandra oahuensis
ʻohe mauka
East Kawela Gulch

Tetraplasandra oahuensis
ʻohe mauka
East Kawela Gulch

Tetraplasandra waialealae
ʻohe kikoʻolā
ʻAwaʻawapuhi Trail

Tetraplasandra waialealae
ʻohe kikoʻolā
ʻAwaʻawapuhi Trail
flower

Tetraplasandra waialealae
ʻohe kikoʻolā
ʻAwaʻawapuhi Trail
flowers & unripe fruit

Touchardia latifolia
olonā
Puʻu Makaʻala NAR

Touchardia latifolia
olonā
ʻŌlaʻa Small Tract

Touchardia latifolia
olonā
ʻŌlaʻa Small Tract
flowers

Touchardia latifolia
olonā
Nuʻuanu Pali
flowers

Touchardia latifolia
olonā
Mānoa Cliff Trail
flowers

Tribulus cistoides
nohu
ʻĀhihi-Kīnaʻu

Tribulus cistoides
nohu
ʻĀhihi-Kīnaʻu
flower

Urera glabra
ōpuhe
ʻAwaʻawapuhi Valley

Urera glabra
ōpuhe
ʻAwaʻawapuhi Valley
trunk base

Urera glabra
ōpuhe
Kaluaʻa

Urera glabra
ōpuhe
West Kawela Gulch

Urera glabra
ōpuhe
West Kawela Gulch
flowers

Urera glabra
ōpuhe
West Kawela Gulch
flowers

Urera glabra
ōpuhe
West Kawela Gulch
rotting branch

Vaccinium reticulatum
ʻohelo
Haleakalā NP

Viola chamissoniana
pāmakani
Hanalilolilo

Viola chamissoniana
pāmakani
Hanalilolilo
flower

Viola chamissoniana
pāmakani
Hanalilolilo
unripe fruit

Viola chamissoniana
pāmakani
Palikea

Viola chamissoniana
pāmakani
Palikea
flower

Viola chamissoniana
pāmakani
Palikea
flower

Viola chamissoniana
pāmakani
Kaʻala

Viola chamissoniana
pāmakani
Kaʻala

Viola chamissoniana
pāmakani
Kaʻala
fruit

Viola chamissoniana
pāmakani
Pihea Trail

Viola chamissoniana
pāmakani
Pihea Trail

Viola chamissoniana
pāmakani
Pihea Trail
flower

Viola chamissoniana
pāmakani
Pihea Trail
flower

Viola chamissoniana
pāmakani
Pihea Trail
fruit

Wikstroemia oahuensis
ʻākia
Wiliwilinui Trail

Wikstroemia oahuensis
ʻākia
Wiliwilinui Trail

Wikstroemia oahuensis
ʻākia
Wiliwilinui Trail
flowers & fruit

Wikstroemia oahuensis
ʻākia
ʻAwaʻawapuhi Valley
flowers

Wikstroemia sandwicensis
ʻākia
Manukā NAR

Wikstroemia sandwicensis
ʻākia
Manukā NAR

Wikstroemia sandwicensis
ʻākia
Manukā NAR
flowers

Wikstroemia uva-ursi
ʻākia
Kalaupapa

Wikstroemia uva-ursi
ʻākia
Kalaupapa
flowers

Xylosma hawaiiense
maua
Nuʻalolo Trail
note red petioles

Xylosma hawaiiense
maua
Pihea Trail

Xylosma hawaiiense
maua
Pihea Trail
fruit