Native Groundcover of Hawaii

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Beach Strawberry

Beach Strawberry

Fragaria chiloensis

Family: Rosaceae

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Notched Cowpea

Notched Cowpea

Vigna marina

Family: Fabaceae

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Coastal Sandmat

Coastal Sandmat

Euphorbia skottsbergii

Family: Euphorbiaceae

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Waimakanui

Waimakanui

Pteridium revolutum

Family: Dennstaedtiaceae

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Mauna Loa Beggarticks

Mauna Loa Beggarticks

Bidens menziesii

Family: Asteraceae

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Wailua River Yellow Loosestrife

Wailua River Yellow Loosestrife

Lysimachia filifolia

Family: Primulaceae

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Maui Yellow Loosestrife

Lysimachia lydgatei

Family: Primulaceae

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Wailua River Yellow Loosestrife

Wailua River Yellow Loosestrife

Lysimachia iniki

Family: Primulaceae

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Broad-Leaf Yellow Loosestrife

Broad-Leaf Yellow Loosestrife

Lysimachia pendens

Family: Primulaceae

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Seaside Nehe

Seaside Nehe

Lipochaeta succulenta

Family: Asteraceae

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Grassland Nehe

Grassland Nehe

Lipochaeta subcordata

Family: Asteraceae

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Kauai Nehe

Kauai Nehe

Lipochaeta micrantha

Family: Asteraceae

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Sea Daisy

Sea Daisy

Wollastonia biflora

Family: Asteraceae

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Kure Atoll Nehe

Kure Atoll Nehe

Lipochaeta integrifolia

Family: Asteraceae

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Roundleaf Chastetree

Roundleaf Chastetree

Vitex rotundifolia

Family: Lamiaceae

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Purple Naupaka

Purple Naupaka

Scaevola mollis

Family: Goodeniaceae

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Bayhops

Bayhops

Ipomoea pes-caprae

Family: Convolvulaceae

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Salt Heliotrope

Salt Heliotrope

Heliotropium curassavicum

Family: Boraginaceae

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Lavafield Jackbean

Lavafield Jackbean

Canavalia pubescens

Family: Fabaceae

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Puakauhi

Puakauhi

Canavalia hawaiiensis

Family: Fabaceae

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Hawai'I Lady's Nightcap

Hawai'I Lady's Nightcap

Bonamia menziesii

Family: Convolvulaceae

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Oval-Leaf Clustervine

Oval-Leaf Clustervine

Jacquemontia ovalifolia

Family: Convolvulaceae

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Huahekili Uka

Huahekili Uka

Scaevola kilaueae

Family: Goodeniaceae

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Hobdy's Naupaka

Scaevola hobdyi

Family: Goodeniaceae

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Hairy Purslane

Hairy Purslane

Portulaca villosa

Family: Portulacaceae

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Queen Coralbead

Queen Coralbead

Nephroia orbiculata

Family: Menispermaceae

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Anena

Anena

Boerhavia repens

Family: Nyctaginaceae

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Hinahina Kahakai

Hinahina Kahakai

Nama sandwicense

Family: Hydrophyllaceae

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Ridgetop Naupaka

Ridgetop Naupaka

Scaevola gaudichaudii

Family: Goodeniaceae

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Shoreline Seapurslane

Shoreline Seapurslane

Sesuvium portulacastrum

Family: Aizoaceae

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Alpine Catchfly

Alpine Catchfly

Silene struthioloides

Family: Caryophyllaceae

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Palapalai

Palapalai

Microlepia strigosa

Family: Dennstaedtiaceae

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Mountain Naupaka

Mountain Naupaka

Scaevola gaudichaudiana

Family: Goodeniaceae

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Wheeler's Sphagnum

Wheeler's Sphagnum

Sphagnum wheeleri

Family: Sphagnaceae

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Seashore Dropseed

Seashore Dropseed

Sporobolus virginicus

Family: Poaceae

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Maui Tetramolopium

Maui Tetramolopium

Tetramolopium arenarium

Family: Asteraceae

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Alpine Tetramolopium

Alpine Tetramolopium

Tetramolopium humile

Family: Asteraceae

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Alena

Alena

Boerhavia herbstii

Family: Nyctaginaceae

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Rockface Starviolet

Rockface Starviolet

Kadua parvula

Family: Rubiaceae

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Pacific Island Thintail

Pacific Island Thintail

Lepturus repens

Family: Poaceae

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Hawai'I Island Sedge

Hawai'I Island Sedge

Oreobolus furcatus

Family: Cyperaceae

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Acorn Peperomia

Acorn Peperomia

Peperomia tetraphylla

Family: Piperaceae

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Native Yellow Purslane

Native Yellow Purslane

Portulaca lutea

Family: Portulacaceae

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Makole

Makole

Nertera granadensis

Family: Rubiaceae

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Mt. Waialeale Island-Daisy

Mt. Waialeale Island-Daisy

Helodeaster helenae

Family: Asteraceae

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Kauai Kihifern

Kauai Kihifern

Adenophorus epigaeus

Family: Grammitidaceae

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Maui Kihifern

Maui Kihifern

Adenophorus montanus

Family: Grammitidaceae

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Herb Of Grace

Herb Of Grace

Bacopa monnieri

Family: Plantaginaceae

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'Aiakanene

'Aiakanene

Coprosma ernodeoides

Family: Rubiaceae

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Alpine Mirrorplant

Alpine Mirrorplant

Coprosma montana

Family: Rubiaceae

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Uluhe

Uluhe

Dicranopteris linearis f. emarginata

Family: Gleicheniaceae

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Old World Forkedfern

Old World Forkedfern

Dicranopteris linearis

Family: Gleicheniaceae

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Manono

Manono

Hedyotis hillebrandii

Family: Rubiaceae

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Napali Beach Starviolet

Napali Beach Starviolet

Hedyotis st.-johnii

Family: Rubiaceae

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Alakai Swamp Island-Daisy

Alakai Swamp Island-Daisy

Helodeaster erici

Family: Asteraceae

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Dwarf Naupaka

Dwarf Naupaka

Scaevola coriacea

Family: Goodeniaceae

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Howaiaulu Island-Daisy

Howaiaulu Island-Daisy

Helodeaster maviensis

Family: Asteraceae

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Creeping Necklace Fern

Creeping Necklace Fern

Lindsaea repens

Family: Lindsaeaceae

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Villous Waterclover

Villous Waterclover

Marsilea villosa

Family: Marsileaceae

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Liliwai

Liliwai

Acaena exigua

Family: Rosaceae

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Native groundcover plants of Hawaii, USA — low, spreading species for shade, slopes, and lawn replacement. Refine by light, soil, or bloom time above.