Plants of Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park
The plants most often spotted in Hawaiʻi Volcanoes, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
23,648
recent observations
50
species listed
50
plants
Naturalists have logged 23,648 research-grade observations across the 50 most-recorded species in Hawaiʻi Volcanoes. The most frequently seen is the ʻŌhiʻa Lehua, with 4,004 recorded sightings.
Most-observed plants in Hawaiʻi Volcanoes
ʻŌhiʻa Lehua
Metrosideros polymorpha
4,004 observations · iNaturalist
Bamboo Orchid
Arundina graminifolia
1,676 observations · iNaturalist
false staghorn fern
Dicranopteris linearis
1,536 observations · iNaturalist
Kahili ginger
Hedychium gardnerianum
1,400 observations · iNaturalist
Pūkiawe
Leptecophylla tameiameiae
1,389 observations · iNaturalist
'ohelo 'ai
Vaccinium reticulatum
1,386 observations · iNaturalist
hāpu‘u pulu
Cibotium glaucum
1,121 observations · iNaturalist
pink knotweed
Persicaria capitata
848 observations · iNaturalist
Garden Montbretia
Crocosmia × crocosmiiflora
627 observations · iNaturalist
Akeake
Dodonaea viscosa
593 observations · iNaturalist
Koa
Acacia koa
511 observations · iNaturalist
Japanese anemone
Eriocapitella japonica
450 observations · iNaturalist
ʻōhelo kau lāʻau
Vaccinium calycinum
403 observations · iNaturalist
Māmaki
Pipturus albidus
400 observations · iNaturalist
Dubautia scabra
Dubautia scabra
367 observations · iNaturalist
ʻAmaʻu
Sadleria cyatheoides
360 observations · iNaturalist
Yellow Himalayan Raspberry
Rubus ellipticus
345 observations · iNaturalist
staghorn clubmoss
Palhinhaea cernua
329 observations · iNaturalist
Pyrrhobryum spiniforme
Pyrrhobryum spiniforme
301 observations · iNaturalist
Rattleweed
Crotalaria retusa
287 observations · iNaturalist
Kāwaʻu
Ilex anomala
232 observations · iNaturalist
strawberry-guava
Psidium cattleyanum
231 observations · iNaturalist
Glory bush
Pleroma urvilleanum
228 observations · iNaturalist
faya bayberry
Morella faya
216 observations · iNaturalist
skeleton fork fern
Psilotum nudum
215 observations · iNaturalist
lava dock
Rumex skottsbergii
208 observations · iNaturalist
sensitive pea
Chamaecrista nictitans
205 observations
Hardy Fuchsia
Fuchsia magellanica
200 observations · iNaturalist
gold fern
Pityrogramma austroamericana
196 observations · iNaturalist
kōlea lau nui
Myrsine lessertiana
192 observations · iNaturalist
oceanblue morning glory
Ipomoea indica
183 observations · iNaturalist
Noni
Morinda citrifolia
179 observations · iNaturalist
ʻAe lau nui
Polypodium pellucidum
173 observations · iNaturalist
Greenleaf Ticktrefoil
Desmodium intortum
170 observations · iNaturalist
‘uki
Machaerina angustifolia
169 observations · iNaturalist
ʻŌlapa
Cheirodendron trigynum
167 observations · iNaturalist
Brown's sword fern
Nephrolepis brownii
166 observations · iNaturalist
Māmane
Sophora chrysophylla
164 observations · iNaturalist
Bunchy flat-sedge
Cyperus polystachyos
162 observations · iNaturalist
Molasses Grass
Melinis minutiflora
162 observations · iNaturalist
Sensitive Plant
Mimosa pudica
158 observations · iNaturalist
beardgrass
Schizachyrium microstachyum
155 observations · iNaturalist
Dumortier's Liverwort
Dumortiera hirsuta
152 observations · iNaturalist
roseleaf bramble
Rubus rosifolius
150 observations · iNaturalist
Ilihia
Cyrtandra platyphylla
149 observations · iNaturalist
'Aiakanene
Coprosma ernodeoides
148 observations · iNaturalist
Pua'akuhinia
Astelia menziesiana
147 observations · iNaturalist
'ōhā wai
Clermontia parviflora
147 observations · iNaturalist
Meyen's Flatsedge
Cyperus meyenianus
147 observations · iNaturalist
Common Cat's-ear
Hypochaeris radicata
144 observations · iNaturalist
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