Native Plants at the
Nā Pōhaku o Hauwahine Restoration Project

Family LAMIACEAE

spurflower (ebg) Plectranthus parviflorus
‘Ala‘ala wai nui wahine, spurflower

Scale = 5

NOTE: Spreads slowly and persists, although dies back in the dry season. Readily produces seeds and seedlings appear in early wet season. Tolerate some shading.

Family MENISPERMACEAE

This photo taken in Kona Cocculus trilobus
Huehue

Scale = 3

NOTE: This species actually first seen growing naturally on Pu‘u wai lani.

Population: 3 (July '08).

Family MYOPORACEAE

bastard sandalwood Myoporum sandwicense
Naio, bastard sandalwood

Scale = 3

Family ONAGRACEAE

Kamole is a common wetland plant Ludwigia octovalvis
Kamole
primrose willow

Scale = 5

NOTE: Spreads rapidly in the spring. Most plants killed by wet season high water. Young plants appear in upland areas in wet season and sometimes persist.

Family OXALIDACEAE

`Ihi`ai is a common 'weed' Oxalis corniculata
`Ihi `ai
yellow wood sorrel

Scale = 5

NOTE: Wet season annual, becoming very abundant if encouraged by selective weeding of undesirable species. An early ground cover over exposed soil.

Family PLUMBAGINACEAE

native plumbago (EBG) Plumbago zeylanica
`Ilie`e, hilie`e, leadwort

Scale = 4/5

NOTE: Spreads slowly but steadily, eventually taking over as a ground cover, especially in areras of partial shade. Not yet determined if our plants are spreading by seeding, but suspect this has happened. Very good ground cover in shade areas.