Soft Rush growing in a natural wetland, its smooth, bright green cylindrical stems forming dense, graceful clumps. Photo: Wikimedia Commons (Public Domain) Juncus effusus, known
Nehe displaying its characteristic small yellow daisy-like flowers in its native Hawaiian coastal habitat. Photo: Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0) Lipochaeta integrifolia (also known as
Virginia Wild Rye (Elymus virginicus) — a native grass distinguished by its relatively stiff, erect seed spikes. Photo: Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 2.0) Elymus virginicus,
Ma’o Hau Hele — the Hawaiian state flower — bearing its striking golden-yellow blossoms. Photo: Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0) Hibiscus brackenridgei, known in Hawaiian
Pohinahina / Beach Vitex (Vitex rotundifolia) — a low-spreading shrub with distinctive velvety, silvery-green rounded leaves. Photo: Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0) Vitex rotundifolia, known
Canada Rush growing in its natural wetland habitat, forming dense green clumps that support wildlife and filter water. Photo: Wikimedia Commons (Public Domain) Juncus canadensis,
Naio / Bastard Sandalwood (Myoporum sandwicense) — a native Hawaiian shrub-to-tree with sandalwood-scented wood and conspicuous white flowers. Photo: Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0) Myoporum
‘Ulei, one of Hawaii’s most distinctive native shrubs, with its characteristic white blossoms and thorny stems. Photo: Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0) Osteomeles anthyllidifolia, known
Maʻo / Hawaiian Cotton (Gossypium tomentosum) in its native coastal habitat at Kanaha Beach, Maui. Photo: Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 3.0) Gossypium tomentosum, known in
‘Anapanapa showing glossy leaves and characteristic growth habit along the Hawaiian coast. Photo: Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0) Colubrina asiatica, known in Hawaiian as ‘Anapanapa
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