Plants of Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park
The plants most often spotted in Hawaiʻi Volcanoes, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
24,064
recent observations
50
species listed
50
plants
Naturalists have logged 24,064 research-grade observations across the 50 most-recorded species in Hawaiʻi Volcanoes. The most frequently seen is the ʻŌhiʻa Lehua, with 4,118 recorded sightings.
Most-observed plants in Hawaiʻi Volcanoes
ʻŌhiʻa Lehua
Metrosideros polymorpha
4,118 observations · iNaturalist
Bamboo Orchid
Arundina graminifolia
1,700 observations · iNaturalist
false staghorn fern
Dicranopteris linearis
1,572 observations · iNaturalist
Kahili ginger
Hedychium gardnerianum
1,435 observations · iNaturalist
Pūkiawe
Leptecophylla tameiameiae
1,399 observations · iNaturalist
'ohelo 'ai
Vaccinium reticulatum
1,397 observations · iNaturalist
hāpu‘u pulu
Cibotium glaucum
1,148 observations · iNaturalist
pink knotweed
Persicaria capitata
861 observations · iNaturalist
Garden Montbretia
Crocosmia × crocosmiiflora
645 observations · iNaturalist
Akeake
Dodonaea viscosa
596 observations · iNaturalist
Koa
Acacia koa
535 observations · iNaturalist
Japanese anemone
Eriocapitella japonica
456 observations · iNaturalist
ʻōhelo kau lāʻau
Vaccinium calycinum
411 observations · iNaturalist
Māmaki
Pipturus albidus
407 observations · iNaturalist
Dubautia scabra
Dubautia scabra
369 observations · iNaturalist
ʻAmaʻu
Sadleria cyatheoides
361 observations · iNaturalist
Yellow Himalayan Raspberry
Rubus ellipticus
350 observations · iNaturalist
staghorn clubmoss
Palhinhaea cernua
331 observations · iNaturalist
Pyrrhobryum spiniforme
Pyrrhobryum spiniforme
303 observations · iNaturalist
Rattleweed
Crotalaria retusa
290 observations · iNaturalist
strawberry-guava
Psidium cattleyanum
238 observations · iNaturalist
Kāwaʻu
Ilex anomala
233 observations · iNaturalist
Glory bush
Pleroma urvilleanum
232 observations · iNaturalist
faya bayberry
Morella faya
220 observations · iNaturalist
skeleton fork fern
Psilotum nudum
215 observations · iNaturalist
lava dock
Rumex skottsbergii
209 observations · iNaturalist
sensitive pea
Chamaecrista nictitans
207 observations
Hardy Fuchsia
Fuchsia magellanica
207 observations · iNaturalist
gold fern
Pityrogramma austroamericana
196 observations · iNaturalist
kōlea lau nui
Myrsine lessertiana
193 observations · iNaturalist
oceanblue morning glory
Ipomoea indica
186 observations · iNaturalist
Noni
Morinda citrifolia
179 observations · iNaturalist
ʻAe lau nui
Polypodium pellucidum
174 observations · iNaturalist
Greenleaf Ticktrefoil
Desmodium intortum
172 observations · iNaturalist
Brown's sword fern
Nephrolepis brownii
172 observations · iNaturalist
‘uki
Machaerina angustifolia
171 observations · iNaturalist
ʻŌlapa
Cheirodendron trigynum
169 observations · iNaturalist
Māmane
Sophora chrysophylla
166 observations · iNaturalist
Molasses Grass
Melinis minutiflora
164 observations · iNaturalist
Bunchy flat-sedge
Cyperus polystachyos
163 observations · iNaturalist
Sensitive Plant
Mimosa pudica
160 observations · iNaturalist
beardgrass
Schizachyrium microstachyum
157 observations · iNaturalist
Dumortier's Liverwort
Dumortiera hirsuta
154 observations · iNaturalist
Ilihia
Cyrtandra platyphylla
151 observations · iNaturalist
roseleaf bramble
Rubus rosifolius
150 observations · iNaturalist
'ōhā wai
Clermontia parviflora
150 observations · iNaturalist
Meyen's Flatsedge
Cyperus meyenianus
150 observations · iNaturalist
'Aiakanene
Coprosma ernodeoides
148 observations · iNaturalist
Pua'akuhinia
Astelia menziesiana
148 observations · iNaturalist
Common Cat's-ear
Hypochaeris radicata
146 observations · iNaturalist
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