Scientific Plant Names

Species: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

Scientific Name (Linked to Species Profile)	Common Name	Hawaiian Name	Abundance	Nativity	Photo
Railliardia coriacea
Railliardia demissifolia var. verticillata
Railliardia lonchophylla var. stipitata
Railliardia menziesii
Railliardia montana var. longifolia
Railliardia montana var. robustior
Railliardia platyphylla
Railliardia reticulata
Railliardia rockii
Railliardia thyrsiflora
Railliardia x dolosa
Ranunculus hawaiensis		makou	Historic	Native
Ranunculus mauiensis	buttercup	makou, 'awa Kanaloa	Historic	Native
Rhus sandwicensis	Hawaiian sumach	neleau, neneleau	Uncommon	Native
Rhynchelytrum repens = Melinus repens	Natal redtop
Rhynchospora caduca			Common	Non-Native
Rhynchospora chinensis ssp. spiciformis		kuolohia	Uncommon	Native
Rhynchospora lavarum
Rhynchospora rugosa ssp. lavarum			Uncommon	Native
Rhynchospora sclerioides	Hawaiian beaksedge	kuolohia	Uncommon	Native
Rhynchospora sp. 1
Ricinus communis	castor bean		Uncommon	Non-Native
Rorippa sarmentosa	watercress, leko		Uncommon	Non-Native
Rosa sp.	wildrose, rose			Non-Native
Rubus argutus	prickly Florida blackberry	'ohelo 'ele'ele	Uncommon	Non-Native
Rubus discolor			Encroaching	Non-Native
Rubus glaucus			Encroaching	Non-Native
Rubus hawaiensis		'akala, akalakala, kala	Common	Native
Rubus macraei		`akala	Rare	Native
Rubus niveus			Encroaching	Non-Native
Rubus penetrans
Rubus rosifolius	thimbleberry	`ola`a	Common	Non-Native
Rubus rosifolius x hawaiensis	thimbleberry	`ola`a	Uncommon	Non-Native
Rumex acetosella	sheep sorrel		Common	Non-Native
Rumex albescens
Rumex crispus ssp. crispus	curly or yellow dock		Rare	Non-Native
Rumex giganteus		pawale, uhauhako	Rare	Native
Ruppia maritima	ditchgrass, widgeon grass		Rare	Native
Rytidosperma pilosum	hairy oatgrass		Rare	Non-Native
Rytidosperma semiannulare			Rare	Non-Native
Saccharum officinarum	sugar cane	ko	Rare	Native
Sacciolepis indica	Glenwood grass		Common	Non-Native
Sadleria cyatheoides	sadlera fern	'ama'u, 'ama'uma'u	Common	Endemic
Sadleria pallida	sadlera fern	'ama'uma'u	Common	Native
Sadleria souleyetiana	sadlera fern	'ama'uma'u	Uncommon	Endemic
Sadleria squarrosa	sadlera fern	'ama'u, 'ama'uma'u	Uncommon	Native
Santalum ellipticum	coast sandalwood	'iliahialo'e	Rare	Native
Santalum haleakalae	Haleaka sandalwood.	`ili-ahi	Uncommon	Native
Sanicula sandwicensis			Rare	Native
Scaevola chamissoniana		naupaka kuahiwi	Common	Native
Scaevola chamissoniana var bracteosa				Native
Scaevola sericea	beach naupaka	naupaka kahakai	Uncommon	Native
Scaevola taccada [=S. sericea]	beach naupaka	naupaka kahakai	Uncommon	Native
Schefflera actinophylla	octopus tree		Encroaching	Non-Native
Schiedea diffusa				Native
Schiedea diffusa ssp. diffusa			Rare	Native
Schiedea haleakalensis			Rare	Native
Schiedea implexa			Historic	Native
Schiedea pubescens				Native
Schiedea pubescens var. pubescens			Unconfirmed	Native
Schinus terebinthifolius	Brazilian peppertree, Christmasberry		Uncommon	Non-Native
Sechium edule	pipinola, chayote		Rare	Non-Native
Schoenoplectus lacustris ssp. validus		akaakai, `aka`akai	Rare	Native
Scirpus
Schomburgkia sp. 1			Rare	Non-Native
Selaginella arbuscula	branched spikemoss	lepelepeamoa	Common	Native
Selaginella deflexa			Rare	Native
Senecio confusus	orange-flowered senecio			Non-Native
Senecio madagascariensis			Rare	Non-Native
Senecio sylvaticus	wood groundsel		Uncommon	Non-Native
Senna occidentalis	coffee senna	'auko'i, 'au'auko'i, mikipalaoa, pi hohono	Uncommon	Non-Native
Senna pendula var. advena			Common	Non-Native
Senna septemtrionalis		kolomona, kalamona	Uncommon	Non-Native
Senna surattensis		kolomona	Uncommon	Non-Native
Sequoia sempervirens	coastal redwood
Sesuvium portulacastrum	shoreline seapurslane	'akulikuli	Uncommon	Native
Setaria geniculata
Setaria gracilis	yellow or perennial foxtail	mau'u Kaleponi		Non-Native
Setaria palmifolia			Unconfirmed	Non-Native
Setaria parviflora	foxtail		Uncommon	Non-Native
Setaria verticillata		mau`u pilipili	Uncommon	Non-Native
Sherardia arvensis	spurwort		Encroaching	Non-Native
Sicyos cucumerinus		`anunu	Rare	Native
Sicyos pachycarpus		kupala	Historic	Native
Sida cordifolia	ilima	ilima	Unconfirmed	Non-Native
Sida fallax	yellow llima	ilima	Uncommon	Native
Sida rhombifolia	Cuba jute		Uncommon	Non-Native
Sigesbeckia orientalis	small yellow crown-beard		Uncommon	Non-Native
Silene cryptopetala			Historic	Native
Silene degeneri			Historic	Native
Silene gallica	small-flowered catchfly		Rare	Non-Native
Silene hawaiiensis var. kaupoana
Silene struthioloides			Uncommon	Native
Sisymbrium altissimum	tumble mustard		Rare	Non-Native
Sisymbrium officinale	hedge mustard		Rare	Non-Native
Sisymbrium officinale var. officinale	hedge mustard		Rare	Non-Native
Sisyrinchium acre		mau`u-ho`ula-`ili	Rare	Native
Smilax melastomifolia		hoi kuahiwi, aka'awa, uhi, ulehihi	Uncommon	Native
Smilax sandwicensis
Solandra maxima			Encroaching	Non-Native
Solanum americanum	glossy nightshade	popolo	Uncommon	Native
Solanum incompletum		popolo ku mai	Historic	Native
Solanum incompletum var. mauiense				Native
Solanum linnaeanum	apple of Sodom	popolo kikania	Uncommon	Non-Native
Solanum lycopersicum var. cerasiforme	cherry tomato	'ohi'a ma ka nahele	Uncommon	Non-Native
Solanum nigrum	black nightshade
Solanum sodomeum
Solanum tuberosum	potato	`uala-kahiki	Uncommon	Non-Native
Solenostemon scutellarioides	coleus	welweka	Rare	Non-Native
Sonchus asper	prickly sow thistle	pualele	Uncommon	Non-Native
Sonchus oleraceus	sow thistle	pualele	Uncommon	Non-Native
Sophora chrysophylla	mamane	mamane	Common	Native
Sorghastrum nutans	Indian grass			Non-Native
Spathodea campanulata	African tulip tree		Uncommon	Non-Native
Spathoglottis plicata	Malayan or Philippine orchid		Uncommon	Non-Native
Spergula arvensis			Rare	Non-Native
Spermacoce assurgens	woodland false buttonweed		Common	Non-Native
Sphaerocionium sp.		palai		Native
Sphaeropteris cooperi			Common	Non-Native
Sphaerocionium lanceolatum	gray fern	palai hinahina
Sphagneticola trilobata			Uncommon	Non-Native
Sphenomeris chinensis	lace fern	pala'a	Uncommon	Native
Sphenomeris chusiana = chinensis
Sporobolus africanus	smutgrass, African dropseed		Common	Non-Native
Sporobolus diander	Indian dropseed		Uncommon	Non-Native
Sporobolus indicus	West Indian dropseed, smutgrass
Stachys arvensis	staggerweed		Rare	Non-Native
Stachytarpheta australis			Uncommon	Non-Native
Stachytarpheta cayennensis	nettle-leaved vervain	oi, owi	Uncommon	Non-Native
Stachytarpheta dichotoma		oi, owi
Stachytarpheta jamaicensis	Jamaica vervain	owi, oi	Uncommon	Non-Native
Stachytarpheta urticifolia	nettleleaf velvetberry; blue rat's-tail			Non-Native
Stellaria media	common chickweed		Uncommon	Non-Native
Stenogyne crenata
Stenogyne haliakalae			Historic	Native
Stenogyne kamehamehae			Common	Native
Stenogyne microphylla			Rare	Native
Stenogyne rotundifolia		pua`a-i-naka	Rare	Native
Stenogyne rotundifolia var. oblonga
Stenogyne sessilis			Unconfirmed	Native
Stenogyne sessilis var. hexanthoides
Stenotaphrum secundatum	St. Augustine grass, buffalo grass	'aki'aki haole, manienie 'aki'aki, mainenie 'aki'aki haole, manienie mahikihiki	Uncommon	Non-Native
Sticherus owhyhensis	false staghorn	uluhe	Uncommon	Native
Streblus pendulinus		a`ia`i	Rare	Native
Strongylodon lucidus
Strongylodon ruber		nuku, nuku-`i`iwi, ka-`i`iwi	Rare	Native
Styphelia douglasii		pukiawe, 'a'ali'i mahu, kanehoa		Native
Styphelia tameiameiae		pukiawe, 'a'ali'i mahu, kanehoa	Abundant	Native
Styphelia tameiameiae var. brownii		pukiawe		Native
Synedrella nodiflora	nodeweed		Uncommon	Uncommon
Syzygium cumini	Java or Jambolan plum		Common	Non-Native
Syzygium jambos	rose apple	'ohi'a loke	Uncommon	Non-Native
Syzygium malaccense	mountain or Malay apple	'ohi'a 'ai, 'ohi'a, 'ohi'a 'ai kek'oke'o	Uncommon	Polynesian
Syzygium sandwicensis		'ohi'a ha ha, ha, kauokahiki	Common	Native

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