Wake Island Grasses Gra sse s
Common Name Scientific Name Family Status Sandbur Cenchrus echinatus Poaceae Naturalized Swollen Fingergrass Chloris inflata Poaceae Naturalized Bermuda Grass Cynodon dactylon Poaceae Naturalized Beach Wiregrass Dactyloctenium aegyptium Poaceae Naturalized Goosegrass Eleusine indica Poaceae Naturalized Eustachys petraea Poaceae Naturalized Fimbristylis cymosa Poaceae Indigenous Dactyloenium Aegyptium Lepturus repens Poaceae Indigenous Manila grass Zoysia matrella Poaceae Cultivated
Cenchrus echinatus Chloris inlfata Fimbristylis cymosa
Lepturus repens Zoysia matrella Eustachys petraea Wake Island Weeds Weeds
Common Name Scientific Name Family Status Spanish Needle Bidens Alba Asteraceae Naturalized Hairy Spurge Chamaesyce hirta Euphorbiaceae Naturalized Wild Spider Flower Cleome gynandra Capparidaceae Naturalized Purslane Portulaca oleracea Portulaceaceae Naturalized Puncture Vine Tribulus cistoides Zygophyllaceae Indigenous Coat Buttons Tridax procumbens Asteraceae Naturalized Tridax procumbens Uhaloa Waltheria Indica Sterculiacae Indigenous
Bidens alba Chamaesyce hirta Cleome gynandra
Portulaca oleracea Tribulus cistoides Waltheria indica Wake Island Vines Vines
Common Name Scientific Name Family Status Beach Morning Glory Ipomoea pes-caprae Convolvulaceae Indigenous Beach Moonflower Ipomoea violacea Convolvulaceae Indigenous Passion fruit Passiflora foetida Passifloraceae Naturalized
Ipomoea violacea Ipomoea pes-caprae Passiflora foetida Wake Island Trees Trees
Common Name Scientific Name Family Status Indian almond Terminalia catappa Combretaceae Naturalized Tree heliotrope Tournefortia argentea Boraginaceae Indigenous Sea grape Coccoloba uvifera Polygonaceae Naturalized Opiuma Pithecellobium dulce Fabaceae Cultivated Buka Pisonia grandis Nyctaginaceae Indigenous Screwpine Pandanus tectorius Pandanaceae Cultivated Naupaka Scaevola taccada Goodeniaceae Indigenous Milo Thespesia populnea Malvaceae Cultivated Kou Cordis subcordata Boraginaceae Indigenous Hau Hibiscus tiliaceus Malvaceae Cultivated Coconut Cocos nucifera Araceae Cultivated Octopus Tree Schefflera actinophylla Araliaceae Cultivated Hibiscus tiliaceus Northfolk Pine Araucaria heterophylla Araycaruaceae Cultivated Ironwood Casuarina equisetifolia Casuarinaceae Naturalized
Pisonia grandis Cocos nucifera Cordis subcordata Wake Island Trees Trees
Common Name Scientific Name Family Status Indian almond Terminalia catappa Combretaceae Naturalized Tree heliotrope Tournefortia argentea Boraginaceae Indigenous Sea grape Coccoloba uvifera Polygonaceae Naturalized Opiuma Pithecellobium dulce Fabaceae Cultivated Buka Pisonia grandis Nyctaginaceae Indigenous Screwpine Pandanus tectorius Pandanaceae Cultivated Naupaka Scaevola taccada Goodeniaceae Indigenous Milo Thespesia populnea Malvaceae Cultivated Kou Cordis subcordata Boraginaceae Indigenous Hau Hibiscus tiliaceus Malvaceae Cultivated Coconut Cocos nucifera Araceae Cultivated Octopus Tree Schefflera actinophylla Araliaceae Cultivated Northfolk Pine Araucaria heterophylla Araycaruaceae Cultivated Pithecellobium dulce Casuarina equisetifolia Ironwood Casuarina equisetifolia Casuarinaceae Naturalized
Pandanus tectorius Scaevola taccada Thespesia populnea Wake Island Trees Trees
Common Name Scientific Name Family Status Indian almond Terminalia catappa Combretaceae Naturalized Tree heliotrope Tournefortia argentea Boraginaceae Indigenous Sea grape Coccoloba uvifera Polygonaceae Naturalized Opiuma Pithecellobium dulce Fabaceae Cultivated Buka Pisonia grandis Nyctaginaceae Indigenous Screwpine Pandanus tectorius Pandanaceae Cultivated Naupaka Scaevola taccada Goodeniaceae Indigenous Milo Thespesia populnea Malvaceae Cultivated Kou Cordis subcordata Boraginaceae Indigenous Hau Hibiscus tiliaceus Malvaceae Cultivated Coconut Cocos nucifera Araceae Cultivated Octopus Tree Schefflera actinophylla Araliaceae Cultivated Northfolk Pine Araucaria heterophylla Araycaruaceae Cultivated Araucaria heterophylla Schefflera actinophylla Ironwood Casuarina equisetifolia Casuarinaceae Naturalized
Terminalia catappa Tournefortia argentea Thespesia populnea Wake Island Shrubs Shrubs
Common Name Scientific Name Family Status Jamaica vervain Stachytarpheta jamaicensis Verbenaceae Naturalized Sour bush Pluchea carolinensis Asteraceae Naturalized Sisal Agave sisalana Agavaceae Cultivated Ilima Sida Falax Malvaceae Indigenous Sea purslane Sesuvium portulacastrium Aizocaeae Cultivated Gagie Pemphis acidula Lytharaceae Indigenous Prickly pear Opuntia Cactaceae Cultivated Koa haole Leucaena leucocephala Fabaceae Naturalized Heliotropium procumbens Boraginaceae Naturalized Hinahina Heliotropium anomalum Boraginaceae Indigenous Cotton Gossypium hirsutum Malvaceae Naturalized Wild poinsettia Euphorbia cyathophora Euphorbiaceae Naturalized Air Plant Brylophyllum pinnatum Crassulaceae Naturalized Alena Boerhavia repens Nyctaginaceae Indigenous Euphorbia cyatophora
Boerhavia repens Brylophyllum pinnatum Gossypium hirsutum Wake Island Shrubs Shrubs
Common Name Scientific Name Family Status Jamaica vervain Stachytarpheta jamaicensis Verbenaceae Naturalized Sour bush Pluchea carolinensis Asteraceae Naturalized Sisal Agave sisalana Agavaceae Cultivated Ilima Sida Falax Malvaceae Indigenous Sea purslane Sesuvium portulacastrium Aizocaeae Cultivated Opuntia Gagie Pemphis acidula Lytharaceae Indigenous Prickly pear Opuntia Cactaceae Cultivated Koa haole Leucaena leucocephala Fabaceae Naturalized Heliotropium procumbens Boraginaceae Naturalized Hinahina Heliotropium anomalum Boraginaceae Indigenous Cotton Gossypium hirsutum Malvaceae Naturalized Wild poinsettia Euphorbia cyathophora Euphorbiaceae Naturalized Air Plant Brylophyllum pinnatum Crassulaceae Naturalized Alena Boerhavia repens Nyctaginaceae Indigenous Agave sisalana
Heliotropium anomalum Heliotropium procumbens Leucaena leucocephala Wake Island Shrubs Shrubs
Common Name Scientific Name Family Status Jamaica vervain Stachytarpheta jamaicensis Verbenaceae Naturalized Sour bush Pluchea carolinensis Asteraceae Naturalized Sisal Agave sisalana Agavaceae Cultivated Ilima Sida Falax Malvaceae Indigenous Sea purslane Sesuvium portulacastrium Aizocaeae Cultivated Gagie Pemphis acidula Lytharaceae Indigenous Prickly pear Opuntia Cactaceae Cultivated Koa haole Leucaena leucocephala Fabaceae Naturalized Heliotropium procumbens Boraginaceae Naturalized Hinahina Heliotropium anomalum Boraginaceae Indigenous Cotton Gossypium hirsutum Malvaceae Naturalized Wild poinsettia Euphorbia cyathophora Euphorbiaceae Naturalized Air Plant Brylophyllum pinnatum Crassulaceae Naturalized Alena Boerhavia repens Nyctaginaceae Indigenous Stachytarpheta jamaicensis Sida Falax
Pemphis acidula Pluchea carolinensis Sesuvium portulacastrium Wake Island Ornamental Plants Ornamental
Common Name Scientific Name Family Status Spider Lily Hymenocallis pedalis Liliaceae Cultivated Purple false eranthemum Pseuderanthemum carruthersii Acanthaceae Cultivated Prickly Pear Opuntia sp. Cactaceae Cultivated Singapore plumeria Plumeria obtusa Apocynaceae Cultivated Pencil Tree Euphorbia tirucalli Euphorbiaceae Cultivated Papaya Carica papaya Cariacaceae Cultivated Panax Polyscias guilfoylei Araliaceae Cultivated Opiuma Pithecellobium dulce Fabaceae Cultivated Noni Morinda citrifolia Rubiaceae Cultivated Hibiscus Hibiscus Malvaceae Cultivated Fish Poison Tree Barringtonia asiatica Lecythidaceae Cultivated Croton Codiaeum varigatum Euphorbiaceae Cultivated Periwinkle Catharanthus roseus Apocynaceae Cultivated Bouganvillea Bouganvillea spectabilis Nyctaginaceae Cultivated Asparagus bean Vigna unguiculata Fabaceae Cultivated Codiaeum varigatum Vigna unguiculata
Bouganvillea spectabilis Catharanthus roseus Barringtonia asiatica Wake Island Ornamental Plants Ornamental
Common Name Scientific Name Family Status Spider Lily Hymenocallis pedalis Liliaceae Cultivated Purple false eranthemum Pseuderanthemum carruthersii Acanthaceae Cultivated Prickly Pear Opuntia sp. Cactaceae Cultivated Singapore plumeria Plumeria obtusa Apocynaceae Cultivated Pencil Tree Euphorbia tirucalli Euphorbiaceae Cultivated Papaya Carica papaya Cariacaceae Cultivated Panax Polyscias guilfoylei Araliaceae Cultivated Opiuma Pithecellobium dulce Fabaceae Cultivated Noni Morinda citrifolia Rubiaceae Cultivated Hibiscus Hibiscus Malvaceae Cultivated Fish Poison Tree Barringtonia asiatica Lecythidaceae Cultivated Croton Codiaeum varigatum Euphorbiaceae Cultivated Periwinkle Catharanthus roseus Apocynaceae Cultivated Bouganvillea Bouganvillea spectabilis Nyctaginaceae Cultivated Asparagus bean Vigna unguiculata Fabaceae Cultivated Hibiscus Sesbania grandiflora Katuday Sesbania grandiflora Fabaceae Cultivated
Morinda citrifolia Euphorbia tirucalli Plumeria obtusa Wake Island Ornamental Plants Ornamental
Common Name Scientific Name Family Status Spider Lily Hymenocallis pedalis Liliaceae Cultivated Purple false eranthemum Pseuderanthemum carruthersii Acanthaceae Cultivated Prickly Pear Opuntia sp. Cactaceae Cultivated Singapore plumeria Plumeria obtusa Apocynaceae Cultivated Pencil Tree Euphorbia tirucalli Euphorbiaceae Cultivated Papaya Carica papaya Cariacaceae Cultivated Panax Polyscias guilfoylei Araliaceae Cultivated Opiuma Pithecellobium dulce Fabaceae Cultivated Noni Morinda citrifolia Rubiaceae Cultivated Hibiscus Hibiscus Malvaceae Cultivated Fish Poison Tree Barringtonia asiatica Lecythidaceae Cultivated Croton Codiaeum varigatum Euphorbiaceae Cultivated Periwinkle Catharanthus roseus Apocynaceae Cultivated Bouganvillea Bouganvillea spectabilis Nyctaginaceae Cultivated Asparagus bean Vigna unguiculata Fabaceae Cultivated Katuday Sesbania grandiflora Fabaceae Cultivated Hymenocallis pedalis Pseuderanthemum carruthersii
Polyscias guilfoylei Carica papaya Morinda citrifolia Wake Island Plant Flowers
Bouganvillea False kamani
Fish Poison Tree Plumeria
Oleander Plumeria Beach Moonflower Morning Glory
Cotton Plant Wild Poinsettia Hinahina Koa Haole Wake Island Plant Flowers
Sourbush Panini Pemphis
Ilima Kou Sea Grape
Naupaka Octopus Tree Tournefortia Wake Island Plant Flowers
Spanish Needle (Bidens) Pursiane Sesbania grandiflora Stachytarpheta
Puncture Vine
Spider Lily Eldarado
Passion Fruit Coatbuttons