Plants of Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park
The plants most often spotted in Hawaiʻi Volcanoes, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
Most-observed plants in Hawaiʻi Volcanoes
ʻŌhiʻa Lehua
Metrosideros polymorpha
3,808 observations · iNaturalist
Bamboo Orchid
Arundina graminifolia
1,620 observations · iNaturalist
false staghorn fern
Dicranopteris linearis
1,486 observations · iNaturalist
Pūkiawe
Leptecophylla tameiameiae
1,341 observations · iNaturalist
Kahili ginger
Hedychium gardnerianum
1,330 observations · iNaturalist
'ohelo 'ai
Vaccinium reticulatum
1,325 observations · iNaturalist
hāpu‘u pulu
Cibotium glaucum
1,078 observations · iNaturalist
pink knotweed
Persicaria capitata
812 observations · iNaturalist
Garden Montbretia
Crocosmia × crocosmiiflora
601 observations · iNaturalist
Akeake
Dodonaea viscosa
571 observations · iNaturalist
Koa
Acacia koa
500 observations · iNaturalist
Japanese anemone
Eriocapitella japonica
417 observations · iNaturalist
Māmaki
Pipturus albidus
379 observations · iNaturalist
ʻōhelo kau lāʻau
Vaccinium calycinum
371 observations · iNaturalist
Dubautia scabra
Dubautia scabra
354 observations · iNaturalist
ʻAmaʻu
Sadleria cyatheoides
341 observations · iNaturalist
Yellow Himalayan Raspberry
Rubus ellipticus
340 observations · iNaturalist
staghorn clubmoss
Palhinhaea cernua
319 observations · iNaturalist
Pyrrhobryum spiniforme
Pyrrhobryum spiniforme
294 observations · iNaturalist
Rattleweed
Crotalaria retusa
270 observations · iNaturalist
strawberry-guava
Psidium cattleyanum
225 observations · iNaturalist
Kāwaʻu
Ilex anomala
223 observations · iNaturalist
Glory bush
Pleroma urvilleanum
219 observations · iNaturalist
skeleton fork fern
Psilotum nudum
210 observations · iNaturalist
faya bayberry
Morella faya
206 observations · iNaturalist
sensitive pea
Chamaecrista nictitans
200 observations
Hardy Fuchsia
Fuchsia magellanica
195 observations · iNaturalist
lava dock
Rumex skottsbergii
193 observations · iNaturalist
kōlea lau nui
Myrsine lessertiana
183 observations · iNaturalist
gold fern
Pityrogramma austroamericana
178 observations · iNaturalist
oceanblue morning glory
Ipomoea indica
177 observations · iNaturalist
Noni
Morinda citrifolia
174 observations · iNaturalist
Greenleaf Ticktrefoil
Desmodium intortum
168 observations · iNaturalist
‘uki
Machaerina angustifolia
165 observations · iNaturalist
Māmane
Sophora chrysophylla
162 observations · iNaturalist
ʻAe lau nui
Polypodium pellucidum
160 observations · iNaturalist
ʻŌlapa
Cheirodendron trigynum
158 observations · iNaturalist
Sensitive Plant
Mimosa pudica
153 observations · iNaturalist
Molasses Grass
Melinis minutiflora
152 observations · iNaturalist
Brown's sword fern
Nephrolepis brownii
151 observations · iNaturalist
roseleaf bramble
Rubus rosifolius
147 observations · iNaturalist
Bunchy flat-sedge
Cyperus polystachyos
147 observations · iNaturalist
beardgrass
Schizachyrium microstachyum
145 observations · iNaturalist
Pua'akuhinia
Astelia menziesiana
144 observations · iNaturalist
'Aiakanene
Coprosma ernodeoides
143 observations · iNaturalist
Ilihia
Cyrtandra platyphylla
142 observations · iNaturalist
'ōhā wai
Clermontia parviflora
141 observations · iNaturalist
Meyen's Flatsedge
Cyperus meyenianus
138 observations · iNaturalist
woodland strawberry
Fragaria vesca
137 observations · iNaturalist
Dumortier's Liverwort
Dumortiera hirsuta
137 observations · iNaturalist