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ʻōhiʻa lehua

Metrosideros polymorpha

Photo by DerrickLK
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Field Notes

Description:

I found this beautiful flower on the ʻōhiʻa lehua tree. It is endemic to Hawai'i and is also the most common native tree of the Islands. The specific tree I saw was around 15 feet tall but they can get up to 80 if conditions are favorable.

Habitat:

I found this growing just outside the the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory. The observatory was surrounded by volcanic basalt and not too much else. Must be a hardy plant!

Notes:

Thanks for the suggestion mauna kunzah!

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Metrosideros polymorpha

Species ID Suggestions

ʻōhiʻa lehua

Metrosideros polymorpha

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mauna Kunzah
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Comments (3)
DerrickLK
Thanks for the suggestion! I think your right on!
mauna Kunzah
Hey, I recently went to Hawaii and saw many of these flowering trees.

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PublishedFebruary 19, 2012

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