Scientific Plant Names

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Scientific Name (Linked to Species Profile)	Common Name	Hawaiian Name	Abundance	Nativity	Photo
Nasturtium microphyllum	watercress	leko	Rare	Non-Native
Nephrolepis cordifolia	sword fern	'okupukupu	Common	Native
Nephrolepis exaltata ssp. hawaiiensis	common sword fern	'okupukupu	Common	Native
Nephrolepis hirsutula	scaly swordfern		Uncommon	Native
Nephrolepis multiflora	swordfern		Common	Non-Native
Nerium oleander	oleander		Rare	Non-Native
Nertera granadensis		makole		Native
Nesoluma polynesicum		keahi	Rare	Native
Nestegis sandwicensis		olopua, pua, ulupua	Uncommon	Native
Nicotiana tabacum	cultivated tobacco		Rare	Non-Native
Nothocestrum longifolium			Rare	Native
Nothoperanema rubiginosa			Rare	Endemic
Nototrichium sandwicense		kulu'i	Rare	Endemic
Ochrosia compta		holei	Rare	Native
Odontosoria chinensis = Sphenomeris chinensis	lace fern	pala'a
Oplismenus hirtellus	basketgrass	honohono kukui, honohono, honohono maoli		Non-Native
Opuntia ficus-indica	prickly pear	panini, papipi	Rare	Non-Native
Oreobolus furcatus	Hawaii Island sedge		Rare	Native
Osteomeles anthyllidifolia		'ulei, eluhe, u'ulei	Uncommon	Native
Oxalis corniculata	yellow wood sorrel	'ihi 'ai, 'ihi 'awa, 'ihi maka 'ula, 'ihi makole	Abundant	Non-Native
Oxalis debilis	wood sorrel	'ihi	Uncommon	Non-Native
Oxalis debilis var. corymbosa	wood sorrel	'ihi		Non-Native
Pancratium littorale
Pandanus odoratissimus				Native
Pandanus tectorius	screwpine	hala, pu hala	Rare	Native
Panicum fauriei var. fauriei			Rare	Native
Panicum maximum	guinea grass		Common	Non-Native
Panicum nephelophilum		konakona	Rare	Endemic
Panicum nubigenum
Panicum torridum		kakonakona	Rare	Endemic
Paspalum conjugatum	Hilo grass	mau'u	Common	Non-Native
Paspalum dilatatum	Dallis grass		Rare	Non-Native
Paspalum orbiculare = P. scrobiculatum	ricegrass	mau'u laiki	Rare	Native
Paspalum scrobiculatum	ricegrass	mau'u laiki	Rare	Native
Paspalum urvillei	Vasey grass		Rare	Non-Native
Passiflora edulis	passion fruit	liliko'i	Rare	Non-Native
Passiflora edulis f. flavicarpa	passion fruit	liliko'i		Non-Native
Passiflora suberosa		huehue haole	Uncommon	Non-Native
Passiflora subpeltata	white passion flower		Uncommon	Non-Native
Pelea parvifolia				Native
Pelea reflexa				Native
Pennisetum ciliare
Peperomia blanda var. floribunda		'ala'ala wai nui	Common	Native
Peperomia cookiana		'ala'ala wai nui	Uncommon	Native
Peperomia eekana		'ala'ala wai nui	Rare	Native
Peperomia expallescens		'ala'ala wai nui	Rare	Endemic
Peperomia humilis		'ala'ala wai nui
Peperomia latifolia		'ala'ala wai nui	Uncommon	Native
Peperomia leptostachya		'ala'ala wai nui
Peperomia macraeana		'ala'ala wai nui	Common	Native
Peperomia mauiensis		'ala'ala wai nui	Rare	Endemic
Peperomia rockii		'ala'ala wai nui	Rare	Native
Peperomia sandwicensis		'ala'ala wai nui	Rare	Endemic
Peperomia tetraphylla		'ala'ala wai nui	Common	Native
Peperomia tetraphylla var. elongata		'ala'ala wai nui		Native
Perrottetia sandwicensis			Uncommon	Native
Persea americana	avocato, alligator pear			Non-Native
Persicaria glabra			Rare	Native
Persicaria punctata			Rare	Non-Native
Peucedanum sandwicense		makou	Rare	Native
Phaseolus lathyroides = Macroptilium lathyroides	wild bean			Non-Native
Phlebodium aureum	rabbit's-foot fern	laua'e haole	Rare	Non-Native
Phoenix dactylifera	date palm		Common	Non-Native
Phyllanthus debilis	niruri		Uncommon	Non-Native
Phyllanthus distichus	niruri			Endemic
Phyllostegia glabra var. glabra		ulihi	Rare	Endemic
Phyllostegia mannii			Rare	Native
Phyllostegia mollis				Native
Phyllostegia stachyoides			Rare	Native
Phymatosorus grossus	maile-scented fern	laua'e	Common	Non-Native
Phymatosorus scolopendria = P. grossus	maile-scented fern	laua'e		Non-Native
Physalis peruviana	Cape gooseberry	poha	Uncommon	Non-Native
Phytolacca octandra	pokeweed		Common	Non-Native
Phytolacca sandwicensis	pokeweed	popolo ku mai, popolo		Endemic
Pilea peploides			Common	Native
Pinus elliottii	slash pine		Rare	Non-Native
Piper methysticum	kava	'awa, pu'awa	Rare	Polynesian
Pipturus albidus		mamaki	Common	Native
Pipturus rockii				Native
Pisonia sandwicensis		papala kepau, papala	Rare	Endemic
Pisonia umbellifera		papala kepau, papala	Rare	Native
Pithecellobium dulce	Manila tamarind	'opiuma	Uncommon	Non-Native
Pittosporum argentifolium		ho'awa, ha'awa	Rare	Endemic
Pittosporum glabrum		ho'awa, ha'awa	Common	Native
Pittosporum halophilum		ho'awa, ha'awa	Rare	Native
Pittosporum sulcatum var. remyi		ho'awa, ha'awa
Pityrogramma austroamericana	goldfern			Non-Native
Pityrogramma calomelanos	silverfern		Uncommon	Non-Native
Plantago australis	dwarf plantain		Historic	Non-Native
Plantago lanceolata	narrow-leaved plantain, buckthorn		Common	Non-Native
Plantago major	broad-leaved or common plantain	laukahi, kuhekili	Uncommon	Non-Native
Plantago pachyphylla		laukahi kuahiwi, manene	Rare	Native
Plantago princeps		laukahi kuahiwi, ale
Plantago princeps var. laxiflora		laukahi kuahiwi, ale		Native
Platanthera holochila	fringed orchid			Native
Plectranthus parviflorus	spurflower	'ala'ala wai nui, 'ala'ala wai nui wahine	Common	Native
Pleomele auwahiensis		hala pepe, le'ie	Uncommon	Native
Pleopeltis thunbergiana = Lepisorus thunbergiana		pakahakaha
Pluchea carolinensis	marsh fleabane		Common	Non-Native
Pluchea indica	marsh fleabane		Uncommon	Non-Native
Pluchea symphytifolia	sourbush
Pluchea x fosbergii	marsh fleabane		Rare	Non-Native
Plumbago zeylanica		'ilie'e, hilie'e, 'ilihe'e	Uncommon	Native
Pneumatopteris sandwicensis		ho'i'o kula	Uncommon	Native
Poa annua	annual bluegrass			Non-Native
Poa pratensis	Kentucky bluegrass			Non-Native
Polycarpon tetraphyllum			Rare	Non-Native
Polygonum glabrum	knotweed, smartweed	kamole
Polypodium pellucidum		'ae
Polypodium pellucidum var. pellucidum		'ae	Uncommon	Native
Portulaca cyanosperma
Portulaca hawaiiensis
Portulaca lutea	native yellow purslane	'ihi	Rare	Native
Portulaca oleracea	common purslane, wild portulaca, pigweed	akulikuli-kula	Common	Non-Native
Portulaca pilosa	chisme, kiss me quick, kiss-me-quick		Common	Non-Native
Portulaca sclerocarpa				Native
Portulaca villosa			Rare	Native
Pouteria sandwicensis		ala'a, aulu, 'ela'a, kaulu	Rare	Native
Pritchardia hillebrandii	loulu palm	loulu lelo	Rare	Endemic
Pritchardia lowreyana	loulu palm	loulu	Rare	Native
Prosopis pallida	algaroba, mesquite	kiawe	Common	Non-Native
Pseudognaphalium sandwicensium var. molokaiense	native cudweed, everlasting	'ena'ena, puhea	Rare	Native
Pseudognaphalium sandwicensium var. sandwicensium	native cudweed, everlasting	'ena'ena, puhea	Rare	Endemic
Pseudophegopteris keraudreniana	waimakanui		Rare	Endemic
Psidium cattleianum	strawberry guava		Common	Non-Native
Psidium cattleianum var. cattleianum	strawberry guava		Common	Non-Native
Psidium guajava	common guava		Abundant	Non-Native
Psilotum complanatum	flatfork fern		Uncommon	Native
Psilotum nudum	whisk fern	moa	Common	Native
Psychotria hawaiiensis		kopiko 'ula, opiko	Rare	Native
Psychotria hawaiiensis var. hawaiiensis		kopiko 'ula, opiko	Rare	Native
Psychotria hawaiiensis var. hillebrandii		kopiko 'ula, opiko	Rare	Endemic
Psychotria mariniana			Abundant	Native
Psychotria mauiensis		'opiko	Uncommon	Native
Psydrax odorata		alahe'e	Rare	Native
Pteridium aquilinum var. decompositum	bracken fern	kilau pueo, pai'a	Common	Native
Pteris excelsa		waimakanui	Rare	Native
Pteris irregularis				Native
Pycreus polystachyos

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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