This is a list of the flora of Nihoa, an island in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, part of the City & County of Honolulu in the U.S. state of Hawaii. Nihoa is listed in the National Register of Historic Places and protected under the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument.
| Species | Common name | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Nephrolepis multiflora | Sword fern | Naturalized alien |
| Pritchardia remota | Loulu | Endemic |
| Cenchrus echinatus | Sandbur | Naturalized alien |
| Eragrostis variabilis | ʻEmo-loa | Indigenous |
| Panicum torridum | Kākonakona | Indigenous |
| Paspalum sp. | Naturalized alien | |
| Setaria verticillata | Bristly foxtail | Naturalized alien |
| Tetragonia tetragonoides | New Zealand spinach | Naturalized alien |
| Amaranthus brownii | Endemic | |
| Heliotropium curassavicum | Nena | Indigenous |
| Schiedea verticillata | Nihoa carnation | Endemic |
| Chenopodium oahuense | ʻAweoweo | Indigenous |
| Ipomoea indica | Koaliʻawahia | Indigenous |
| Ipomoea pes-caprae | Beach morning glory | Indigenous |
| Sicyos pachycarpus | ʻĀnunu | Indigenous |
| Euphorbia celastroides | ʻAkoko | Indigenous |
| Sesbania tomentosa | ʻOhai | Indigenous |
| Sida fallax | ʻIlima | Indigenous |
| Boerhavia repens | Alena | Indigenous |
| Rumex albescens | Huʻahuʻakō | Indigenous |
| Portulaca lutea | ʻIhi | Indigenous |
| Portulaca oleracea | Common purslane | Naturalized alien |
| Portulaca villosa | Hairy purslane, ʻIhi | Indigenous |
| Solanum americanum | Popolo | Indigenous |
| Solanum nelsonii | Indigenous | |
| Tribulus cistoides | Nohu | Indigenous |
See also
editReferences
edit- Christophersen, Erling; Caum, Edward L. (1931-07-01). Vascular plants of the Leeward Islands, Hawaii. Bernice P. Bishop Museum Bulletin No. 81; Tanager Expedition Publication No. 7. Honolulu, Hawaii: Bishop Museum Press.
- Evenhuis, Neal L.; Eldredge, Lucius G., eds. (2004). Natural History of Nihoa and Necker Islands. Bishop Museum Bulletin in Cultural and Environmental Studies; No. 1. Honolulu, Hawaii: Bishop Museum Press. ISBN 1-58178-029-X.