Hawaii Trees and Wildflowers
Hawaii Trees and Wildflowers

Author: James Kavanagh

Publisher:

Published: 2010-04

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781583555095

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The state flower, the Yellow Hibiscus, is one of thousands of species of plants growing in the diverse ecosystems found throughout Hawaii. This beautifully illustrated guide highlights over 140 familiar and unique species of trees, shrubs and wildflowers and also includes a habitat map featuring prominent botanical sanctuaries. Laminated for durability, this lightweight, pocket-sized folding guide is an excellent source of portable information and ideal for field use by visitors and residents alike. Made in the USA.

Hawai'i Trees and Wildflowers
Hawai'i Trees and Wildflowers

Author: Waterford Press

Publisher: Waterford Press

Published: 2023-08

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781620056431

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For those looking to venture into the realm of tropical island plants, Hawaii is a living laboratory rich in floral diversity and endemism. The Aloha State has thousand of vascular plants, including over 1000 endemics. This is made possible by the varied terrain and humid climate that support multiple plant communities such as coastal shrublands, lowland dry forests, montane wet forests, bogs, and shore cliffs. Sifting through such a vast assemblage of plants is daunting to say the least, so it helps to have a starting point like the portable reference Hawaii Trees & Wildflowers. Beautifully illustrated, it includes 140 common and familiar trees shrubs and wildflowers like state flower Yellow Hibiscus as well as an ecoregion map showing over 20 botanical sanctuaries and learning sites. Laminated for durability, this 12-panel folding pocket guide is the ideal companion for educators, learners, naturalists, and botanists who wish to deepen their understanding of Hawaii's natural history through its plant life. Made in the USA.

Plants and Flowers of Hawai'i
Plants and Flowers of Hawai'i

Author: S. H. Sohmer

Publisher: University of Hawaii Press

Published: 1987-01-01

Total Pages: 174

ISBN-13: 9780824810962

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The Hawaiian islands, isolated by thousands of miles of ocean for millions of years, posses a unique assemblage of native flowers and plants. This text describes more than 130 indigenous and endemic species of Hawaiian plants, their characteristics and habitats, and how they came to be. The photographs aim to provide an easy and accurate means of recognizing a given plant and serve as a permanent record of the Hawaiian islands' fast-disappearing native flora.

Hawaiian Heritage Plants
Hawaiian Heritage Plants

Author: Angela Kay Kepler

Publisher: University of Hawaii Press

Published: 1998-05-01

Total Pages: 264

ISBN-13: 9780824819941

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Almost 90 per cent of Hawaii's flora are found nowhere else in the world. This text presents a revised edition of a guide book to these and other plants that comprise some of the most unique ecosystems in the world. In a series of essays, the author weaves cultural and biological, historical and geographic, aesthetic and spiritual aspects of Hawaiian ecology into non-technical accounts of 32 plants important to early Hawaiians.

Amy Greenwell Garden Ethnobotanical Guide to Native Hawaiian Plants & Polynesian-introduced Plants
Amy Greenwell Garden Ethnobotanical Guide to Native Hawaiian Plants & Polynesian-introduced Plants

Author: Amy Beatrice Holdsworth Greenwell

Publisher:

Published: 2009

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781581780925

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"Native Hawaiian plants make up a unique flora because of the extreme isolation of the Hawaiian Islands. When the Polynesian settlers arrived, they encountered many plants that they did not know before. Over the course of generations, the Hawaiian people learned how to use the native flora to meet their needs. Along with the crops that the settlers introduced from the South Pacific, native plants became the basis for Hawaiian society and economy. In addition to describing the plants and their habitats, this guide relates the significance that native and Polynesian-introduced plants had to traditional Hawaiian culture, and tells how these plants are still used today." --Back cover.

Plants of Old Hawaii
Plants of Old Hawaii

Author: Lois Lucas

Publisher: Bess Press

Published: 1982

Total Pages: 120

ISBN-13: 9780935848113

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An introduction to 20 plants of the Ancient Hawaiians. Includes illustrations, uses, proverbs, and poems.

Plants in Hawaiian Culture
Plants in Hawaiian Culture

Author: Beatrice Krauss

Publisher: University of Hawaii Press

Published: 1993-10-31

Total Pages: 346

ISBN-13: 9780824812256

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This book is intended as a general introduction to the ethnobotany of the Hawaiians and as such it presumes, on the part of the reader, little background in either botany or Hawaiian ethnology. It describes the plants themselves, whether cultivated or brought from the forests, streams, or ocean, as well as the modes of cultivation and collection. It discusses the preparation and uses of the plant materials, and the methods employed in building houses and making canoes, wearing apparel, and the many other artifacts that were part of the material culture associated with this farming and fishing people.

Official State Flowers and Trees
Official State Flowers and Trees

Author: Glynda Joy Nord

Publisher: Trafford Publishing

Published: 2014-03-05

Total Pages: 245

ISBN-13: 1490731318

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A brief description and history of each state's flower and tree symbols, plus those of Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and American Virgin Islands.