Hawaii Native Plants by Layer
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We have no verified native plant data for Hawaii
Every keystone species in our dataset that the USDA PLANTS Database records in Hawaii is flagged as introduced here rather than native, and one of them is a recognized invasive in the islands. Publishing any of them as a Hawaii native would be wrong, so this page carries no recommendation rather than a padded one. Hawaii has an exceptional endemic flora that a national keystone dataset does not represent, and the right starting points are a local native plant society and your county extension office.
How we test nativity, and why that test empties this page, is set out on the methodology page. For the turf side of things, our Hawaii lawn care guide still applies.
Sources: USDA NRCS PLANTS Database for nativity, distribution and growing characteristics, read . National Wildlife Federation Keystone Native Plants for genus level caterpillar and specialist bee counts.