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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The three phases of a Koa Haole (Leucaena leucocephalus) flower head. Haleki'i-Pihana heiaus, north of Kahului, north Maui.
Unripened Koa Haole (Leucaena leucocephalus) seed pods. Haleki'i-Pihana heiaus, north of Kahului, north Maui.
Foliage of the outer branches of a Koa Haole tree (Leucaena leucocephalus). Haleki'i-Pihana heiaus, north of Kahului, north Maui.
Koa Haole (Leucaena leucocephala). This view more clearly shows the feathery branches and leaves characteristic of the mimosa family. Napili, west Maui.
A dense thicket of Koa Haole trees (Leucaena leucocephalus) growing up the slope of the Haleki'i-Pihana heiaus, north of Kahului, north Maui.
Close-up of an Ocean Blue Morning Glory (Ipomoea indica), Kanaha Beach, Maui.
A VERY large mat of Ocean Blue Morning Glory (Ipomoea indica) vines taking advantage of the large expanse of open terrace behind the old berm at Kanaha Beach, Kahului, north Maui.
A pair of flowers of the Ocean Blue Morning Glory (Ipomoea indica), growing as dense ground-hugging vines in the stabilized back-dunes area of Kanaha Beach, Maui.
Beach Morning-Glory (Ipomaea pes-caprae), a common woody vine that is very salt-tolerant and so extends it runners and roots all the way down to the high-tide line of a beach. Hawaiian name is "Pohuehue." Latin taxonomic name translates to "Goat's Foot", for the bi-lobed leaf that resembles the cloven hoof of a goat. Kanaha Beach, north Maui.
The three phases of a Koa Haole (Leucaena leucocephalus) flower head. Haleki'i-Pihana heiaus, north of Kahului, north Maui.
The three phases of a Koa Haole (Leucaena leucocephalus) flower head. Haleki'i-Pihana heiaus, north of Kahului, north Maui.
The three phases of a Koa Haole (Leucaena leucocephalus) flower head. Haleki'i-Pihana heiaus, north of Kahului, north Maui.
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