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.
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Flowers of the Blackberry (Rubus argutus), Kokee State Park, west Kaua'i. Blackberry is a very aggressive and invasive plant, and has become a serious weed on Kaua'i, where it forms dense briar patches that crowd out native plants.
Egyptian Blue Lotus or Sacred Blue Lily (Nymphaea caerulea Savigny), an introduced species of water lily (possibly naturalized). National Botanical Garden, Lawai, south Kaua'i.
Egyptian Blue Lotus or Sacred Blue Lily (Nymphaea caerulea Savigny), an introduced species of water lily (possibly naturalized). National Botanical Garden, Lawai, south Kaua'i.
Egyptian Blue Lotus or Sacred Blue Lily (Nymphaea caerulea Savigny), an introduced species of water lily (possibly naturalized). National Botanical Garden, Lawai, south Kaua'i.
Egyptian Blue Lotus or Sacred Blue Lily (Nymphaea caerulea Savigny), an introduced species of water lily (possibly naturalized). National Botanical Garden, Lawai, south Kaua'i.
Pua kenikeni (Fagraea berteroana), an introduced species of the Gentian family (Gentianaceae), National Botanical Garden, Lawai, south Kaua'i. Commonly used as an ornamental bush or small tree in public and private gardens, and as a protective hedge along public walkways and foot trails.
Pua kenikeni (Fagraea berteroana), an introduced species of the Gentian family (Gentianaceae), National Botanical Garden, Lawai, south Kaua'i. Commonly used as an ornamental bush or small tree in public and private gardens, and as a protective hedge along public walkways and foot trails.
Flower and foliage of Wedelia trilobata, Hanalei Bay, north Kaua'i. First introduced to the Islands in 1965, became naturalized in disturbed areas on Kaua'i and O'ahu.
A new bud growing on the tip of a "nopale" of a Prickly Pear Cactus (Opuntia ficus-indica; "panini" in Hawaiian). Beach near Barking Sands Missile Range, west coast of Kaua'i.
Flower and foliage of Wedelia trilobata, Hanalei Bay, north Kaua'i. First introduced to the Islands in 1965, became naturalized in disturbed areas on Kaua'i and O'ahu.
Flower and foliage of Wedelia trilobata, Hanalei Bay, north Kaua'i. First introduced to the Islands in 1965, became naturalized in disturbed areas on Kaua'i and O'ahu.
Flower and foliage of Wedelia trilobata, Hanalei Bay, north Kaua'i. First introduced to the Islands in 1965, became naturalized in disturbed areas on Kaua'i and O'ahu.
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