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Fruit (or "berries") of Beach Naupaka (Scaevola sericea), Kanaha Beach, north Maui.
The "Half Flower" of Beach Naupaka (Scaevola sericea). Kanaha Beach Park, north Maui.
Beach Naupaka (Scaevola sericea) colonizing the sand berm along a stretch of Kanaha Beach, north Maui. Note the sprawling low profile of the plant during its early growth phase.
Close-up shot of the flowers and foliage of the Beach Naupaka (Scaevola sericea), Kanaha Beach, north Maui.
Fruit (or "berries") of Beach Naupaka (Scaevola sericea), Papaula Beach, north Maui.
Nice shot of the "Half Flower" blossoms of the Beach Naupaka, Pa'uwela Point near Pa'ia, north Maui.
Beach Naupaka (Scaevola sericea), Kanaha Beach Park, north Maui. Soon these individual plants will grow into a continuous mat of foliage, stabilizing the shifting dune sands and so preventing the plants from being uprooted by wave action or beach erosion.
Beach Naupaka (Scaevola sericea). An indigenous shrub, common in hot, dry coastal areas on most of the Hawaiian Islands. Seeds can float for months in the ocean and still germinate after having been in salt water for up to a year. One study showed that the seeds germinated best after 250 days in salt water. Kanaha Beach, north Maui.
Beach Naupaka (Scaevola sericea) colonizing the sand berm along a stretch of Kanaha Beach, north Maui. Note the sprawling low profile of the plant during its early growth phase.
Beach Naupaka (Scaevola sericea) colonizing the sand berm along a stretch of Kanaha Beach, north Maui. Note the sprawling low profile of the plant during its early growth phase.
Beach Naupaka (Scaevola sericea) colonizing the sand berm along a stretch of Kanaha Beach, north Maui. Note the sprawling low profile of the plant during its early growth phase.
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