Table_1 _Hawaiian_Native_Plant_Species_for_BAFS_Pu'ewai_Wetlands_09.02.16__Amendment_1.pdf

Table 1, Hawaiian Native Plant Species for BAFS Pu'wai Wetlands 1 SEP 2016

Hawaiian Name Genus species

Common

Name Plant Form

Mature

Size, Height

Mature Size, Width

Out-plant

Spacing Climate / Habitat Life Span

Functionality

(bird, food, cover, nesting, material)

Distribuiton

Status

Endangered

Species

Status

1 ʻĀkulikuli

Sesuvium portulacastrum sea purslane sprawling herb <1' spreads from 1' to 4' or more 12" Dry, Moist, Wet

Perennial

(>5 years) Nesting Indigenous No Status

2 ʻAeʻae Bacopa monnieri water hyssop sprawling herb < 1' 1-4' 12" Moist, Wet

Perennial

(>5 years) Nesting Indigenous No Status

3 Ahu'awa Cyperus javanicus java sedge clumping sedge, medium height 1-2.5' 2' or more 18"

Wet to dry; sandy coastal sites; brackish water OK

Perennial

(<5 years) Cover Indigenous No Status

4 Kaluhā

Bolboschoenus maritimus makai sedge clumping sedge

2.5' or greater 2' or more 12" Moist, Wet

Short lived

(Less than 5 years) Cover Indigenous No Status

5 Makaloa

Cyperus laevigatus smooth flatsedge spreading sedge, medium height 1-2.5' 8' 12"

Wet; sandy coastal sites;

brackish water OK

Short lived

(< 5 years) In water, edge Indigenous No Status

6 Uki

Cladium jamaicense saw-grass tall, clumping sedge

2.5' or greater 24"

Aquatic; brackish water

OK

Perennial

(>5 years) Plant very little Indigenous No Status

7 Kohekohe, Pīpīwai Eleocharis obtusa

Blunt spikerush, clumping Rush <1' <1' 6-8" Wet

Short (< 5 yrs) Indigenous No Status

8 ʻAkiohala

Hibiscus furcellatus

Purple hibiscus;

Hawaiian pink hibiscus Shrub 6-10' 6-8' 3'

Moist, Wet. May not tolerant salty conditions

Long lived

(> 5 yrs) Cover Indigenous No Status

DICOTYLEDONOUS HERBS

GRASSES, RUSHES &SEDGES

SHRUBS