Native plants by state › Hawaii
1,377 native plants recorded · records in 5 of 5 counties
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Wildflowers
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Herb-of-grace
Bacopa monnieri
Forb, Succulent · Part Shade, Sun · blooms January–December
Photo: David Eickhoff from Pearl City, Hawaii, USA · CC BY · Wikimedia Commons
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Makole
Coprosma granadensis
Forb · Shade, Part Shade
Photo: Shabicht · CC BY-SA · Wikimedia Commons
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Bayhops
Ipomoea pes-caprae
Forb, Succulent · Part Shade · to 15 ft · blooms January–December
Photo · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons
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Oval-leaf Clustervine
Jacquemontia ovalifolia
Forb · to 1 ft · blooms January–December
Photo · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons
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Alaaa
Peperomia blanda
Forb, Succulent · to 2 ft · blooms January–December
Photo: Mark Marathon · CC BY-SA · Wikimedia Commons
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Native Yellow Purslane
Portulaca lutea
Forb, Succulent · blooms April–November
Photo: David Eickhoff from Pearl City, Hawaii, USA · CC BY · Wikimedia Commons
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Ena'ena
Pseudognaphalium sandwicensium
Forb · to 2 ft · blooms January–December
Photo: David Eickhoff from Pearl City, Hawaii, USA · CC BY · Wikimedia Commons
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Shoreline Seapurslane
Sesuvium portulacastrum
Forb, Succulent · blooms January–December
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz · CC BY-SA · Wikimedia Commons
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Common Medicineplant
Adenostemma lavenia
Forb · to 3 ft · blooms March–June
Photo: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India · CC BY-SA · Wikimedia Commons
Shrubs
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Salt Heliotrope
Heliotropium curassavicum
Shrub or subshrub, Forb · Sun · to 1.75 ft · blooms March–November
Photo · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons
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Polynesian Heliotrope
Heliotropium anomalum
Shrub or subshrub, Dwarf or creeping shrub · to 3 ft · blooms January–December
Photo: Akos Kokai · CC BY · Wikimedia Commons
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Kure Atoll Nehe
Lipochaeta integrifolia
Shrub or subshrub, Forb · to 1 ft · blooms January–December
Photo: David Eickhoff from Pearl City, Hawaii, USA · CC BY · Wikimedia Commons
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Wild Leadwort
Plumbago zeylanica
Shrub or subshrub, Forb · to 10 ft · blooms January–December
Photo: Hungda · CC BY-SA · Wikimedia Commons
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Beach Naupaka
Scaevola sericea
Shrub or subshrub · to 10 ft · blooms January–December
Photo: David Eickhoff from Pearl City, Hawaii, USA · CC BY · Wikimedia Commons
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Maile
Alyxia stellata
Shrub or subshrub · to 6 ft · blooms January–December
Photo: David Eickhoff from Pearl City, Hawaii, USA · CC BY · Wikimedia Commons
Trees
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Aulu
Pisonia sandwicensis
Tree · to 45 ft · blooms June–August
Photo: Forest and Kim Starr · CC BY · Wikimedia Commons
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Koa
Acacia koa
Tree · to 110 ft · blooms January–December
Photo: Alison Pockat · CC BY · Wikimedia Commons
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Ha'a
Antidesma platyphyllum
Tree · to 45 ft · blooms June–October
Photo: David Eickhoff from Pearl City, Hawaii, USA · CC BY · Wikimedia Commons
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Broadleaf Papala
Charpentiera obovata
Tree · to 18 ft · blooms January–December
Photo · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons
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Olapalapa
Cheirodendron trigynum
Tree · to 50 ft · blooms January–December
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr · CC BY · Wikimedia Commons
Grasses and sedges
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Swamp Sawgrass
Cladium mariscus
Grass or grass-like (graminoid) · to 8 ft · blooms May–September
Photo · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons
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Hillebrand's Flatsedge
Cyperus hillebrandii
Grass or grass-like (graminoid) · to 3 ft · blooms January–December
Photo: Forest and Kim Starr · CC BY · Wikimedia Commons
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Smooth Flatsedge
Cyperus laevigatus
Grass or grass-like (graminoid) · to 2 ft · blooms June–December
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz · CC BY-SA · Wikimedia Commons
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Molokai Flatsedge
Cyperus phleoides
Grass or grass-like (graminoid) · to 3 ft · blooms January–December
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr · CC BY · Wikimedia Commons
Plant records as of 2026-09-26.
About this data
“Native” means the USDA lists the plant as native to the region, and it has been recorded in this state. Records come from USDA PLANTS county and state data.
Why some counties look empty. A county with few or no records usually hasn't been surveyed much — it doesn't mean few plants grow there. Try a neighboring county or the whole state.
Rare plants. County locations of rare and at-risk plants are withheld, and they are never featured here, to protect them.
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