These plant species grow in the salt spray and loose sand of beaches and the moist lowland slopes of volcanoes. They flourish in poor soils and under very harsh climatic conditions.
The distinctive outer bark of the Kiawe tree (Prosopis pallida). Beach front in the Kawalilipoa neighborhood of Kihei, south Maui.
The distinctive outer bark of the Kiawe tree (Prosopis pallida). Beach front in the Kawalilipoa neighborhood of Kihei, south Maui.
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