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
Abutilon grandifolium	hairy Indian mallow, hairy abutilon		Uncommon	Non-Native
Acacia confusa	Formosa koa		Common	Non-Native
Acacia farnesiana	klu	kolu	Uncommon	Non-Native
Adenophorus hymenophylloides		pai, huna palai	Uncommon	Endemic
Adenophorus periens	pendant kihifern			Native
Adenophorus pinnatifidus		palai la'au	Uncommon	Endemic
Adenophorus pinnatifidus var. pinnatifidus		palai la'au	Uncommon	Endemic
Adenophorus pinnatifidus var. rockii			Rare	Endemic
Adenophorus tamariscinus		wahine noho mauna	Uncommon	Native
Adenophorus tamariscinus var. montanus		wahine noho mauna	Rare	Native
Adenophorus tamariscinus var. tamariscinus		wahine noho mauna	Uncommon	Native
Adenophorus tripinnatifidus			Uncommon	Native
Adenostemma viscosum		kamanamana	Common	Native
Adiantum capillus-veneris	Venus hair	'iwa'iwa		Native
Adiantum cuneatum = A. raddianum	common maidenhair	'iwa'iwa
Adiantum hispidulum	five-finger maidenhair		Uncommon	Non-Native
Adiantum raddianum	common maidenhair	'iwa'iwa	Common	Non-Native
Agave americana	century plant			Non-Native
Ageratina adenophora	sticky snakeroot	Maui pamakani, pamakani haole	Abundant	Non-Native
Ageratina riparia	spreading mist flower	Hamakua pamakani	Abundant	Non-Native
Ageratum conyzoides	chick weed	maile hohono	Abundant	Non-Native
Alectryon macrococcus var. macrococcus	mahoe		Rare	Native
Aleurites moluccana	candlenut	kukui, kuikui	Common	Non-Native
Aleurites moluccana var. katoi	candlenut	kukui, kuikui	Common	Non-Native
Alnus nepalensis	Nepal alder		Rare	Non-Native
Aloe vera	aloe		Uncommon	Non-Native
Alyxia oliviformis	maile			Native
Alyxia stellata	maile		Common	Native
Amaranthus spinosus	spiny amaranth	pakai kuku	Uncommon	Non-Native
Amauropelta globulifera		palapalai a kamapua'a	Rare	Endemic
Anagallis arvensis	scarlet pimpernel		Uncommon	Non-Native
Andropogon virginicus	broomsedge		Abundant	Non-Native
Annona muricata	soursop		Rare	Non-Native
Anoectochilus sandvicensis	jewel orchid		Rare	Endemic
Anredera cordifolia	Madeira vine	'uala hupe	Rare	Non-Native
Anthemis cotula	mayweed, foetid chamomile			Non-Native
Anthoxanthum odoratum	sweet vernalgrass		Rare	Non-Native
Antidesma platyphyllum var. platyphyllum	broad-leaf China laurel	hame, ha'a, ha'amaile, hamehame, mehame mehamehame	Uncommon	Native
Antigonon leptopus	Mexican creeper, mountain rose		Rare	Non-Native
Arachniodes insularis	Santa Cruz Island hollyfern		Rare	Native
Araucaria columnaris	Cook Island pine		Rare	Non-Native
Arenaria serpyllifolia	thyme-leaved sandwort		Rare	Non-Native
Argemone glauca var. glauca	smooth pricklypoppy, Hawaiian prickly poppy	pua kala	Common	Native
Argemone mexicana	Mexican poppy		Rare	Non-Native
Artemisia australis	Oahu wormwood	ahinahina, hinahina	Uncommon	Native
Artocarpus altilis	breadfruit		Uncommon	Polynesian
Asclepias curassavica	butterfly weed, bloodflower	laulele, lauhele, nu'umela, pua 'anuhe	Rare	Non-Native
Asparagus plumosus	asparagus fern		Rare	Non-Native
Asplenium acuminatum		lola	Common	Native
Asplenium adiantum-nigrum		iwaiwa		Native
Asplenium aethiopicum		iwaiwa a kane	Rare	Native
Asplenium contiguum	asplenium			Native
Asplenium contiguum var. contiguum			Rare	Native
Asplenium excisum			Uncommon	Native
Asplenium hobdyi				Native
Asplenium horridum	lacy spleenwort			Native
Asplenium horridum var. horridum	lacy spleenwort		Rare	Native
Asplenium insiticium	royal spleenwort		Uncommon	Native
Asplenium kaulfussii		kuau		Native
Asplenium lobulatum	spleenwort	'anali'i	Common	Native
Asplenium nidus	bird's nest fern	'ekaha, 'akaha	Uncommon	Native
Asplenium normale	spleenwort		Uncommon	Native
Asplenium polyodon	sickle spleenwort	punana manu	Common	Native
Asplenium sphenotomum				Native
Asplenium unilaterale			Uncommon	Native
Astelia menziesiana		kaluaha, pua'akuhinia	Common	Native
Aster subulatus	annual saltmarsh aster		Uncommon	Non-Native
Asystasia gangetica	Chinese violet			Non-Native
Athyrium japonicum = Deparia petersonii				Non-Native
Athyrium microphyllum		'akolea	Common	Native
Athyrium sandwichianum = Diplazium sandwichianum		ho'i'o		Endemic
Atriplex semibaccata	Australian saltbush		Rare	Non-Native
Axonopus affinis	carpetgrass			Non-Native
Axonopus fissifolius	narrow-leaved carpetgrass		Common	Non-Native
Bacopa monnieri	water hyssop	'ae'ae	Uncommon	Native
Barleria cristata	Philippine violet		Uncommon	Non-Native
Bidens hillebrandiana ssp. polycephala		ko'oko'olau, ko'olau	Uncommon	Native
Bidens molokaiensis		ko'oko'olau, ko'olau	Rare	Native
Bidens pilosa	beggartick	ki, ki nene, ki pipili, nehe	Common	Non-Native
Bidens wiebkei		ko'oko'olau, ko'olau		Native
Blechnum appendiculatum	palm fern		Common	Non-Native
Blechnum glandulosum = B. appendiculatum
Blechnum occidentale = B. appendiculatum	hammock fern			Non-Native
Bobea elatior		'ahakea lau nui	Rare	Native
Bobea sandwicensis	Hawaii dogweed		Rare	Native
Boehmeria grandis		akolea	Rare	Native
Boerhavia acutifolia	sharp-leaf spiderling	alena		Native
Boerhavia coccinea	scarlet spiderling		Common	Non-Native
Boerhavia diffusa	red spiderling
Boerhavia glabrata		alena, nena		Native
Boerhavia repens		alena, nena	Rare	Native
Bolboschoenus maritimus ssp. paludosus	bulrush	kaluha	Uncommon	Native
Bothriochloa pertusa	pitted beardgrass		Rare	Non-Native
Brighamia rockii		pua 'ala	Rare	Native
Briza minor	little quaking grass		Rare	Non-Native
Bromus hordeaceus ssp. hordeaceus	bromegrass		Rare	Non-Native
Broussaisia arguta		kanawao, pu'ahanui	Common	Native
Broussonetia luzonica	mulberry			Non-Native
Broussonetia papyrifera	paper mulberry	wauke, po'a'aha	Unconfirmed	Non-Native
Buddleja asiatica	dog tail	huelo 'ilio	Uncommon	Non-Native

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

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