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List of flora of Nihoa

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West Palm Valley, Nihoa (Bird Island)

This is a list of the flora of Nihoa, an island in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, part of the City & County of Honolulu in the U.S. state of Hawaii. Nihoa is listed in the National Register of Historic Places and protected under the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument.

Species Common name Status
Nephrolepis multiflora Sword fern Naturalized alien
Pritchardia remota Loulu Endemic
Cenchrus echinatus Sandbur Naturalized alien
Eragrostis variabilis ʻEmo-loa Indigenous
Panicum torridum Kākonakona Indigenous
Paspalum sp. Naturalized alien
Setaria verticillata Bristly foxtail Naturalized alien
Tetragonia tetragonoides New Zealand spinach Naturalized alien
Amaranthus brownii Endemic
Heliotropium curassavicum Nena Indigenous
Schiedea verticillata Nihoa carnation Endemic
Chenopodium oahuense ʻAweoweo Indigenous
Ipomoea indica Koaliʻawahia Indigenous
Ipomoea pes-caprae Beach morning glory Indigenous
Sicyos pachycarpus ʻĀnunu Indigenous
Euphorbia celastroides ʻAkoko Indigenous
Sesbania tomentosa ʻOhai Indigenous
Sida fallax ʻIlima Indigenous
Boerhavia repens Alena Indigenous
Rumex albescens Huʻahuʻakō Indigenous
Portulaca lutea ʻIhi Indigenous
Portulaca oleracea Common purslane Naturalized alien
Portulaca villosa Hairy purslane, ʻIhi Indigenous
Solanum americanum Popolo Indigenous
Solanum nelsonii Indigenous
Tribulus cistoides Nohu Indigenous

See also

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References

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  • Christophersen, Erling; Caum, Edward L. (1931-07-01). Vascular plants of the Leeward Islands, Hawaii. Bernice P. Bishop Museum Bulletin No. 81; Tanager Expedition Publication No. 7. Honolulu, Hawaii: Bishop Museum Press.
  • Evenhuis, Neal L.; Eldredge, Lucius G., eds. (2004). Natural History of Nihoa and Necker Islands. Bishop Museum Bulletin in Cultural and Environmental Studies; No. 1. Honolulu, Hawaii: Bishop Museum Press. ISBN 1-58178-029-X.
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