Native Hawaiian for honey bees: Kaua’i

Elev Bloom Period* Scientific Name+ Common Name Sun (ft) J F M A M J J A S O N D Forbs Argemone glauca Pua kala <6200 Well drained Full 2000- Partial- Astelia menziesiana Pua’akuhinia Well drained 7000 shade Bacopa monnieri Water hyssop <300 Moist Full-partial 400- Dianella sandwicensis ‘uki’uki Dry to moist Full-partial 7000 Polynesian Heliotropium anomalum Coastal Well drained Full heliotrope Heliotropium Salt heliotrope <6800 Well drained Full curassavicum Melanthera integrifolia Nehe <150 Well drained Full-partial 2000- Lobelia hypoleuca Opelu Dry to moist Full-partial 5000 lutea Yellow purslane <130 Well drained full Scaevola coriacea Dwarf naupaka <150 Well drained Full Shoreline Well drained- portulacastrum <150 Full seapurslane wet Well drained- Waltheria indica ‘uhaloa <4000 Full moist Vines 2000- Bidens cosmoides+ Ko’oko’olau Moist Full-partial 4000 jackbean, 600- Well drained- Canavalia kauaiensis+ Filtered ‘awikiwiki 2600 moist 1000- Well drained- Freycinetia arborea ‘ie’ie Full-partial 5000 moist Ipomoea pes-caprae Puhuehue <2000 Well drained Full Jacquemontia Pāʻū o Hiʻiaka <100 Well drained Full-partial sandwicensis 600- Well drained- Smilax melastomifolia ‘hoi Shade 6800 wet Vigna marina Mohihihi <1000 Well drained Full-partial Shrubs 150- Well drained- stellata Maile Full-partial 5000 moist Brighamia insignis ‘ālula <1300 Well drained Full-partial 1000- Well drained- Broussaisia arguta Kanawao Partial 6000 moist Capparis sandwichiana Maiapilo <325 Well drained Full 980- Well drained- Delissea rhytidosperma+ Kauai delissea Partial 3300 moist Gossypium tomentosum Ma’o <400 Well drained Full 400- Well drained Full-partial Hibiscus brackenridgei Ma’o hau hele 2600 150- Well drained Full-partial Hibiscus clayi+ Koki’o ‘ula 2000 500- Well drained Full-partial Hibiscus kokio Koki’o 3000 Kaua’I koki’o 2000- Well drained Full-partial Hibiscus waimeae+ ke’oke’o 3000 2000- Well drained- Full-partial Ilex anomala Kawa’u 4500 moist

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Native Hawaiian plants for honey bees: Kaua’i

Bloom Period* Scientific Name+ Common Name Elev (ft) Soil Sun J F M A M J J A S O N D (continued) 700- Myrsine lessertiana Kolea lau nui Well drained Full-partial 7200+ Osteomeles ‘ūlei <7600 Well drained Full-partial anthyllidifolia 2000- Moist Full-partial Rubus hawaiensis ‘akala 10,000 Naupaka 555- Well drained- Partial- Scaevola gaudichaudiana kuahiwi 2600 moist shade Scaevola taccada Beach naupaka Coastal Well drained Full Sesbania tomentosa ‘ohai <2500 Well drained Full-partial Well drained- Styphelia tameiameiae Pūkiawe <10,000 Full wet 1600- Well drained- Vaccinium calycinum Ohelo kau la’au Full-partial 5800 moist 2100- Well drained- Vaccinium reticulatum Ohelo ‘ai Full-partial 12,000 moist Vitex rotundifolia Pōhinahina <50 Well drained Full Trees 200- Acacia koa Koa Well drained Full-partial 6500 150- Acacia koaia Koai’a Well drained Full-partial 4000 1500- Well drained- Antidesma platyphyllum Hame Partial 4000 moist Caesalpinia kavaiensis/ 250- ‘uhi’uhi Well drained Full Mesoneuron kavaiense 3000 1600- Well drained- Cheirodendron trigynum ‘ōlapa shade 7000 wet 490- Well drained Partial- hillebrandii elama 2500 lama <4000 Well drained Full-partial Erythrina sandwicensis Wili wili <1950 Well drained Full <7200 Well drained- Full-partial Metrosideros polymorpha ‘ohi’a lehua moist Myoporum sandwicense Naio <7700 Well drained Full 425- Well drained Full-partial Nesoluma polynesicum Keahi 2100 100- Well drained Full-partial Nestegis sandwicensis Olopua 4265 850- Well drained Full-partial Pisonia sandwicensis Aulu 3500 295- Well drained Full-partial Pisonia umbellifera Pāpala kēpau 2625 785- Well drained- Full-partial Pittosporum glabrum Ho’awa 6465 moist 2000- Well drained- Full-partial Psychotria greenwelliae Kōpiko nui 4000 moist 200- Well drained- Full-partial Psychotria mariniana Kōpiko 4000 moist 500- Moist Partial Psychotria mauiensis ‘opiko 5000

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Native Hawaiian plants for honey bees: Kaua’i

Bloom Period* Scientific Name+ Common Name Elev (ft) Soil Sun J F M A M J J A S O N D (continued) Alahe’e <2700 Well drained Full-partial 500- Well drained- Rhus sandwicensis Neneleau Full-partial 2500 moist 200- Sapindus oahuensis Ionomea Well drained Full-partial 2000 1400- Sophora chrysophylla Māmane Well drained Full-partial 10,000+

+Indicates species endemic to Kaua’i

Bold names indicate plants that have been used in traditional Hawaiian medicine. Note: Do not attempt to consume or self-treat with plants you are not familiar with. Phytochemicals can be toxic, or interfere with other medications you are taking. Always consult a physician before consuming unfamiliar plant materials for medicinal use. Purple names indicate plants that are used in lei making. Blue names indicate plants that are edible, at least in part. Orange names indicate plants that are used in lei making and also edible, at least in part.

*Line color corresponds to color (gray=white), however multiple color variants may exist

This table is adapted from “Selecting Plants for : Hawaiian Islands Province” (full publication available at https://www.fws.gov/pollinators/pdfs/hawaiianisland.ecoregguide.final.hi-res.pdf).

Further information about these plants may be found in the Native Plants online database (nativeplants.hawaii.edu).

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