Published by Daniel Mosquin on May 4, 2018
Leptecophylla tameiameiae, or pūkiawe, is a member of the heath family (Ericaceae) native to the Hawaiian islands and Marquesas Islands. It is variable in appearance, perhaps related to its ability to grow in habitats ranging from the semi-arid lava deserts of Hawaii Volcanoes National Park to montane wet forests.
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Published by Daniel Mosquin on November 1, 2017
This is the second time Heliotropium foertherianum has made an appearance on Botany Photo of the Day. David Eickhoff’s image of the seaside plant in habitat caught my attention, as discussions are ongoing about possibly returning to Hawai’i early next year.
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Published by Daniel Mosquin on May 3, 2017
Beach cabbage or half flower is a common shrub of the beaches and shores of the Arabian Sea, the tropical Indian Ocean, and tropical Pacific islands.
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Published by Daniel Mosquin on March 30, 2017
Metrosideros polymorpha, or ʻōhiʻa lehua (sometimes simply the lehua tree or ʻōhiʻa), is the most abundant native tree species on the six largest Hawaiian islands.
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Published by Daniel Mosquin on March 23, 2017
Bidens asymmetrica, known as Ko’olau Range beggarticks, is endemic to the leeward side of the southeastern Ko’olau Mountains on O’ahu. The species is listed as imperiled, in part due to its restricted range. Plants grow in mid-moisture hardwood forests and woodland areas, typically on slopes or ridges between 300-600m (1000-2000ft.). Ko’olau Range beggarticks bloom in […]
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Published by Daniel Mosquin on February 20, 2017
It is impossible not to encounter dotted polypody or ‘ae along the Kīlauea Iki day hike in Hawai’i Volcanoes National Park.
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Published by Daniel Mosquin on July 28, 2015
The green and brown pattern playing vertically along overlapping triangular spikelets makes this the most beautiful sedge inflorescence I have yet seen.
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