Native Plants
During the 3-month period from January through March, when no Wedgies are at sea, volunteers remove invasive plants and work on introducing native plants.
Native Plants at the Freeman Seabird Preserve
‘ākia, Fish Narcotizing Plant/ False Ohelo, Wikstroemia uva-ursi, Endemic, ʻĀkia Family
‘ākia, Fish Narcotizing Plant/ False Ohelo, Wikstroemia uva-ursi, Endemic, ʻĀkia Family, fruit
ʻakiʻaki, Salt/Seashore Grass, Sporobolus virginicus, Indigenous, Grass Family
alena, Alena, Boerhavia repens, Indigenous, Four o’clock Family
hau, Hau Bush/Sea Hibiscus, Hibiscus tiliaceus, Canoe Plant/ Indigenous, Hibiscus Family
heliokalope, Tree Heliotrope, Tournefortia argentea, Naturalized, Borage Family
hinahina, Beach Heliotrope, Heliotropium anomalum, Indigenous, Borage Family, Flower of Kahoʻolawe
iliahialo‘e, Beach Sandalwood, Santalum ellipticum, Endemic, Sandalwood Family
iliahialo‘e, Beach Sandalwood, Santalum ellipticum, Endemic, Sandalwood Family, fruit
ʻilima papa, Beach/Flat Ilima, Sida fallax, Indigenous, Hibiscus Family, Flower of Oʻahu
kīpūkai, Seaside Heliotrope, Heliotropium curassavicum, Indigenous, Borage Family
koali ʻai, Mile-a-Minute Vine, Ipomoea cairica, Canoe Plant/ Naturalized, Morning Glory Family
maʻo, Hawaiian Cotton, Gossypium tomentosum, Endemic, Hibiscus Family
milo, Rosewood/Milo, Thespesia populnea, Canoe Plant/ Indigenous, Hibiscus Family
naupaka kahakai, Beach Naupaka, Scaevola sericea, Indigenous, Fanflower Family
nohu, Puncture Vine, Tribulus cistoides, Indigenous, Creosote Bush Family
ʻohai, Beach Ohai, Sesbania tomentosa, Endemic, Pea Family
ʻōhelo kai, Sea Berry/Ohelo, Lycium carolinianum, Indigenous, Tomato Family
pāʻū o Hiʻiaka, Skirt of Hiʻiaka (Pele’s baby sister), Jacquemontia sandwicensis, Endemic, Morning Glory Family
pōpolo, Glossy/American Black Nightshade, Solanum americanum, Indigenous, Tomato Family
