Cooler temperatures and consistently moderate rainfall support a diverse community of invasive and native plant species growing on the always-green cloud-covered lower slopes of Haleakala volcano's southwest-facing flank.
By the first week of Summer, the dark-brown ripened seedpods of the Jacaranda (Jacaranda mimosifolia) appear in small clusters like this one in the upper branches of the tree. Near Ulupalakua Ranch, southern Maui.
By the first week of Summer, the dark-brown ripened seedpods of the Jacaranda (Jacaranda mimosifolia) appear in small clusters like this one in the upper branches of the tree. Near Ulupalakua Ranch, southern Maui.
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