Plants native to Hawaii

We document 327 of the 1,107 species Kew’s World Checklist records as native to Hawaii. Native means native: introduced, extinct and doubtful records are excluded, so this is where these plants are from, not everywhere they now grow.

Documented 327 Native, per Kew 1,107 Coverage 30% TDWG HAW

Best documented by photographic coverage

Every documented species 327 native to Hawaii

SpeciesAuthorityFamily Photographs
Abutilon menziesii Seem. Malvaceae 8
Acacia heterophylla (Lam.) Willd. Fabaceae 8
Adenophorus tenellus (Kaulf.) Ranker Polypodiaceae 8
Adiantum capillus-veneris L. Pteridaceae 8
Agrostis sandwicensis Hillebr. Poaceae 8
Alyxia stellata Roem. & Schult. Apocynaceae 8
Antidesma platyphyllum H.Mann Phyllanthaceae 8
Argemone glauca (Nutt. ex Prain) Pope Papaveraceae 8
Argyroxiphium grayanum (Hillebr.) O.Deg. Asteraceae 8
Argyroxiphium sandwicense DC. Asteraceae 8
Artemisia australis Less. Asteraceae 8
Asplenium adiantum-nigrum L. Aspleniaceae 8
Asplenium aethiopicum (Burm.f.) Becherer Aspleniaceae 8
Asplenium monanthes L. Aspleniaceae 8
Asplenium normale D.Don Aspleniaceae 8
Asplenium praemorsum Sw. Aspleniaceae 8
Asplenium trichomanes L. Aspleniaceae 8
Astelia argyrocoma A.Heller ex Skottsb. Asteliaceae 8
Astelia menziesiana Sm. Asteliaceae 8
Bacopa monnieri (L.) Wettst. Plantaginaceae 8
Boehmeria grandis (Hook. & Arn.) A.Heller Urticaceae 8
Boerhavia glabrata Blume Nyctaginaceae 8
Boerhavia repens L. Nyctaginaceae 8
Bolboschoenus maritimus (L.) Palla Cyperaceae 8
Calophyllum inophyllum L. Calophyllaceae 8
Capparis sandwichiana DC. Capparaceae 8
Carex echinata Murray Cyperaceae 8
Carex subfusca W.Boott Cyperaceae 8
Carex uncinata L.f. Cyperaceae 8
Carex wahuensis C.A.Mey. Cyperaceae 8
Cassytha filiformis L. Lauraceae 8
Cenchrus caliculatus Cav. Poaceae 8
Cheirodendron platyphyllum (Hook. & Arn.) Seem. Araliaceae 8
Cheirodendron trigynum (Gaudich.) A.Heller Araliaceae 8
Chenopodium oahuense (Meyen) Aellen Chenopodiaceae 8
Cibotium chamissoi Kaulf. Cibotiaceae 8
Cibotium glaucum (Sm.) Hook. & Arn. Cibotiaceae 8
Cibotium menziesii Hook. Cibotiaceae 8
Claoxylon sandwicense Müll.Arg. Euphorbiaceae 8
Clermontia fauriei H.Lév. Campanulaceae 8
Clermontia hawaiiensis (Hillebr.) Rock Campanulaceae 8
Clermontia parviflora Gaudich. ex A.Gray Campanulaceae 8
Coleus australis (R.Br.) A.J.Paton Lamiaceae 8
Colubrina asiatica Brongn. Rhamnaceae 8
Coprosma ernodeoides A.Gray Rubiaceae 8
Coprosma foliosa A.Gray Rubiaceae 8
Coprosma longifolia A.Gray Rubiaceae 8
Coprosma montana Hillebr. Rubiaceae 8
Coprosma ochracea W.R.B.Oliv. Rubiaceae 8
Coprosma rhynchocarpa A.Gray Rubiaceae 8
Cordia subcordata Lam. Cordiaceae 8
Crepidomanes parvulum (Poir.) Nivart, Senterre & Dubuisson Hymenophyllaceae 8
Cuscuta sandwichiana Choisy Convolvulaceae 8
Cyanea grimesiana Gaudich. Campanulaceae 8
Cyanea shipmanii Rock Campanulaceae 8
Cyanthillium cinereum (L.) H.Rob. Asteraceae 8
Cyclosorus interruptus (Willd.) H.Itô Thelypteridaceae 8
Cyperus javanicus Houtt. Cyperaceae 8
Cyperus laevigatus L. Cyperaceae 8
Cyperus odoratus L. Cyperaceae 8
Cyperus polystachyos Rottb. Cyperaceae 8
Cyperus rotundus L. Cyperaceae 8
Cyrtomium caryotideum C.Presl Dryopteridaceae 8
Deparia prolifera (Kaulf.) Hook. & Grev. Athyriaceae 8
Deschampsia nubigena Hillebr. Poaceae 8
Dianella sandwicensis Hook. & Arn. Asphodelaceae 8
Dicranopteris linearis (Burm.f.) Underw. Gleicheniaceae 8
Diospyros hillebrandii (Seem.) Fosberg Ebenaceae 8
Diospyros sandwicensis (A.DC.) Fosberg Ebenaceae 8
Diplopterygium pinnatum (Kunze) Nakai Gleicheniaceae 8
Dodonaea viscosa Jacq. Sapindaceae 8
Doodia kunthiana Gaudich. Blechnaceae 8
Doryopteris decipiens (Hook.) J.Sm. Pteridaceae 8
Doryopteris takeuchii (W.H.Wagner) W.H.Wagner Pteridaceae 8
Dracaena halapepe (H.St.John) Jankalski Asparagaceae 8
Drosera anglica Huds. Droseraceae 8
Dryopteris wallichiana (Spreng.) Hyl. Dryopteridaceae 8
Dubautia ciliolata (DC.) D.D.Keck Asteraceae 8
Dubautia menziesii (A.Gray) D.D.Keck Asteraceae 8
Dubautia scabra (DC.) D.D.Keck Asteraceae 8
Elaphoglossum paleaceum (Hook. & Grev.) Sledge Dryopteridaceae 8
Eleocharis erythropoda Steud. Cyperaceae 8
Entada phaseoloides (L.) Merr. Fabaceae 8
Eragrostis variabilis Gaudich. Poaceae 8
Erythrina sandwicensis O.Deg. Fabaceae 8
Eugenia reinwardtiana (Blume) DC. Myrtaceae 8
Euphorbia degeneri Sherff Euphorbiaceae 8
Fimbristylis cymosa R.Br. Cyperaceae 8
Fimbristylis dichotoma (L.) Vahl Cyperaceae 8
Fimbristylis littoralis Gaudich. Cyperaceae 8
Freycinetia arborea Gaudich. Pandanaceae 8
Gahnia aspera (R.Br.) Spreng. Cyperaceae 8
Gahnia beecheyi H.Mann Cyperaceae 8
Gossypium tomentosum Nutt. ex Seem. Malvaceae 8
Gunnera petaloidea Gaudich. Gunneraceae 8
Heliotropium anomalum Hook. & Arn. Heliotropiaceae 8
Heliotropium curassavicum L. Heliotropiaceae 8
Heteropogon contortus (L.) P.Beauv. ex Roem. & Schult. Poaceae 8
Hibiscus arnottianus A.Gray Malvaceae 8
Hibiscus tiliaceus L. Malvaceae 8
Hibiscus waimeae A.Heller Malvaceae 8
Huperzia serrata (Thunb.) Trevis. Lycopodiaceae 8
Hydrangea arguta (Gaudich.) Y.De Smet & Granados Hydrangeaceae 8
Hymenasplenium excisum (C.Presl) S.Linds. Aspleniaceae 8
Hymenophyllum lanceolatum Hook. & Arn. Hymenophyllaceae 8
Hymenophyllum recurvum Gaudich. Hymenophyllaceae 8
Ilex anomala Hook. & Arn. Aquifoliaceae 8
Ipomoea imperati (Vahl) Griseb. Convolvulaceae 8
Ipomoea littoralis Blume Convolvulaceae 8
Ipomoea pes-caprae (L.) R.Br. Convolvulaceae 8
Isachne distichophylla Munro ex Hillebr. Poaceae 8
Isachne pallens Hillebr. Poaceae 8
Jacquemontia sandwicensis A.Gray Convolvulaceae 8
Juncus bufonius L. Juncaceae 8
Kadua affinis Cham. & Schltdl. Rubiaceae 8
Kadua centranthoides Hook. & Arn. Rubiaceae 8
Korthalsella cylindrica (Tiegh.) Engl. Santalaceae 8
Korthalsella taenioides (Juss.) Endl. Santalaceae 8
Lemna aequinoctialis Welw. Araceae 8
Lepisorus thunbergianus Ching Polypodiaceae 8
Leptecophylla tameiameiae (Cham. & Schltdl.) C.M.Weiller Ericaceae 8
Leptospron adenanthum (G.Mey.) A.Delgado Fabaceae 8
Lepturus repens (G.Forst.) R.Br. Poaceae 8
Liparis hawaiensis H.Mann Orchidaceae 8
Lobelia yuccoides Hillebr. Campanulaceae 8
Logfia gallica (L.) Coss. & Germ. Asteraceae 8
Lycium carolinianum Walter Solanaceae 8
Lysimachia mauritiana Lam. Primulaceae 8
Lythrum maritimum Kunth Lythraceae 8
Machaerina angustifolia (Gaudich.) T.Koyama Cyperaceae 8
Marsilea villosa Kaulf. Marsileaceae 8
Melanthera integrifolia (Nutt.) W.L.Wagner & H.Rob. Asteraceae 8
Menisciopsis cyatheoides (Kaulf.) S.E.Fawc. & A.R.Sm. Thelypteridaceae 8
Merremia hederacea (Burm.f.) Hallier f. Convolvulaceae 8
Metrosideros macropus Hook. & Arn. Myrtaceae 8
Metrosideros polymorpha Gaudich. Myrtaceae 8
Metrosideros rugosa A.Gray Myrtaceae 8
Metrosideros tremuloides (A.Heller) Rock Myrtaceae 8
Microlepia strigosa Prantl Dennstaedtiaceae 8
Microschizaea robusta (Bak.Hook. & Baker) C.F.Reed Schizaeaceae 8
Microsorum spectrum (Kaulf.) Copel. Polypodiaceae 8
Morelotia gahniiformis Gaudich. Cyperaceae 8
Mucuna gigantea (Willd.) DC. Fabaceae 8
Myoporum sandwicense (A.DC.) A.Gray Scrophulariaceae 8
Myrsine lessertiana A.DC. Primulaceae 8
Myrsine pukooensis (H.Lév.) Hosaka Primulaceae 8
Myrsine sandwicensis A.DC. Primulaceae 8
Nama sandwicensis A.Gray Namaceae 8
Nephroia orbiculata (L.) L.Lian & Wei Wang Menispermaceae 8
Nephrolepis cordifolia (L.) C.Presl Nephrolepidaceae 8
Nephrolepis exaltata (L.) Schott Nephrolepidaceae 8
Nertera granadensis (Mutis ex L.f.) Druce Rubiaceae 8
Odontosoria chinensis (L.) J.Sm. Lindsaeaceae 8
Operculina turpethum (L.) Silva Manso Convolvulaceae 8
Ophioderma falcatum (C.Presl) Deg. Ophioglossaceae 8
Ophioglossum petiolatum Hook. Ophioglossaceae 8
Ophioglossum polyphyllum A.Braun ex Seub. Ophioglossaceae 8
Oreogrammitis hookeri (Brack.) Parris Polypodiaceae 8
Osteomeles anthyllidifolia (Sm.) Lindl. Rosaceae 8
Palhinhaea cernua (L.) Vasc. & Franco Lycopodiaceae 8
Pandanus tectorius Parkinson ex Du Roi Pandanaceae 8
Panicum tenuifolium Hook. & Arn. Poaceae 8
Pellaea ternifolia (Cav.) Link Pteridaceae 8
Peperomia hypoleuca Miq. Piperaceae 8
Peperomia leptostachya Hook. & Arn. Piperaceae 8
Perrottetia sandwicensis A.Gray Dipentodontaceae 8
Phragmites karka (Retz.) Trin. ex Steud. Poaceae 8
Phyllostegia grandiflora (Gaudich.) Benth. Lamiaceae 8
Phytolacca sandwicensis Endl. Phytolaccaceae 8
Pilea peploides (Gaudich.) Hook. & Arn. Urticaceae 8
Piper latifolium L.f. Piperaceae 8
Pipturus albidus (Hook. & Arn.) A.Gray ex H.Mann Urticaceae 8
Pisonia grandis R.Br. Nyctaginaceae 8
Planchonella sandwicensis Pierre Sapotaceae 8
Plumbago zeylanica L. Plumbaginaceae 8
Polypodium pellucidum Kaulf. Polypodiaceae 8
Polyscias oahuensis (A.Gray) Lowry & G.M.Plunkett Araliaceae 8
Polyscias sandwicensis (A.Gray) Lowry & G.M.Plunkett Araliaceae 8
Portulaca sclerocarpa A.Gray Portulacaceae 8
Potamogeton foliosus Raf. Potamogetonaceae 8
Potamogeton nodosus Poir. Potamogetonaceae 8
Pritchardia martii (Gaudich.) H.Wendl. Arecaceae 8
Pseudognaphalium sandwicensium (Gaudich.) Anderb. Asteraceae 8
Psilotum complanatum Sw. Psilotaceae 8
Psilotum nudum (L.) P.Beauv. Psilotaceae 8
Psychotria mariniana (Cham. & Schltdl.) Fosberg Rubiaceae 8
Pteridium aquilinum (L.) Kuhn Dennstaedtiaceae 8
Pteris terminalis Wall. ex J.Agardh Pteridaceae 8
Rauvolfia sandwicensis A.DC. Apocynaceae 8
Rubus hawaiensis A.Gray Rosaceae 8
Rumex albescens Hillebr. Polygonaceae 8
Rumex skottsbergii O.Deg. & I.Deg. Polygonaceae 8
Ruppia maritima L. Ruppiaceae 8
Sabdariffa furcellata (Desr.) M.M.Hanes & R.L.Barrett Malvaceae 8
Sadleria cyatheoides Kaulf. Blechnaceae 8
Sadleria pallida Hook. & Arn. Blechnaceae 8
Sadleria squarrosa (Gaudich.) T.Moore Blechnaceae 8
Santalum ellipticum Gaudich. Santalaceae 8
Santalum freycinetianum Gaudich. Santalaceae 8
Santalum haleakalae Hillebr. Santalaceae 8
Santalum paniculatum Hook. & Arn. Santalaceae 8
Sapindus oahuensis Hillebr. ex Radlk. Sapindaceae 8
Sapindus saponaria L. Sapindaceae 8
Scaevola chamissoniana Gaudich. Goodeniaceae 8
Scaevola coriacea Nutt. Goodeniaceae 8
Scaevola gaudichaudiana Cham. Goodeniaceae 8
Scaevola gaudichaudii Hook. & Arn. Goodeniaceae 8
Scaevola glabra Hook. & Arn. Goodeniaceae 8
Scaevola mollis Hook. & Arn. Goodeniaceae 8
Scaevola taccada (Gaertn.) Roxb. Goodeniaceae 8
Schiedea membranacea H.St.John Caryophyllaceae 8
Schoenoplectiella juncoides (Roxb.) Lye Cyperaceae 8
Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani (C.C.Gmel.) Palla Cyperaceae 8
Senna gaudichaudii (Hook. & Arn.) H.S.Irwin & Barneby Fabaceae 8
Sesbania tomentosa Hook. & Arn. Fabaceae 8
Sesuvium portulacastrum (L.) L. Aizoaceae 8
Sida fallax Walp. Malvaceae 8
Smilax melastomifolia Sm. Smilacaceae 8
Sophora chrysophylla (Salisb.) Seem. Fabaceae 8
Sphenopholis obtusata (Michx.) Scribn. Poaceae 8
Spirodela polyrhiza (L.) Schleid. Araceae 8
Stenogrammitis saffordii (Maxon) Labiak Polypodiaceae 8
Stenogyne calaminthoides A.Gray Lamiaceae 8
Stenogyne purpurea H.Mann Lamiaceae 8
Sticherus owhyhensis (Hook.) Ching Gleicheniaceae 8
Syzygium sandwicense (A.Gray) Müll.Berol. Myrtaceae 8
Tectaria gaudichaudii (Mett.) Maxon Tectariaceae 8
Tetramolopium humile Hillebr. Asteraceae 8
Thespesia populnea Sol. ex Corrêa Malvaceae 8
Thuarea involuta (G.Forst.) R.Br. ex Sm. Poaceae 8
Touchardia latifolia Gaudich. Urticaceae 8
Trematolobelia kaalae (O.Deg.) Lammers Campanulaceae 8
Tribulus cistoides L. Zygophyllaceae 8
Utricularia gibba L. Lentibulariaceae 8
Vaccinium calycinum Sm. Ericaceae 8
Vaccinium dentatum Sm. Ericaceae 8
Vaccinium reticulatum Sm. Ericaceae 8
Vandenboschia davallioides (Gaudich.) Copel. Hymenophyllaceae 8
Vigna marina (Burm.) Merr. Fabaceae 8
Vitex rotundifolia L.f. Lamiaceae 8
Wikstroemia oahuensis (A.Gray) Rock Thymelaeaceae 8
Wikstroemia phillyreifolia A.Gray Thymelaeaceae 8
Wikstroemia uva-ursi A.Gray Thymelaeaceae 8
Wilkesia gymnoxiphium A.Gray Asteraceae 8
Anoectochilus sandvicensis Lindl. Orchidaceae 7
Argyroxiphium kauense (Rock & Neal) O.Deg. & I.Deg. Asteraceae 7
Asplenium lobulatum Mett. Aspleniaceae 7
Boerhavia acutifolia (Choisy) J.W.Moore Nyctaginaceae 7
Cyanea stictophylla Rock Campanulaceae 7
Elaphoglossum wawrae (Luerss.) C.Chr. Dryopteridaceae 7
Peperomia macraeana C.DC. Piperaceae 7
Peperomia membranacea Hook. & Arn. Piperaceae 7
Pritchardia kaalae Rock Arecaceae 7
Sabdariffa brackenridgei (A.Gray) M.M.Hanes & R.L.Barrett Malvaceae 7
Viola chamissoniana Ging. Violaceae 7
Achyranthes splendens Mart. ex Moq. Amaranthaceae 6
Artemisia mauiensis Skottsb. Asteraceae 6
Bidens torta Sherff Asteraceae 6
Cyrtandra platyphylla A.Gray Gesneriaceae 6
Dubautia laxa Hook. & Arn. Asteraceae 6
Elaphoglossum aemulum (Kaulf.) Brack. Dryopteridaceae 6
Euphorbia celastroides Boiss. Euphorbiaceae 6
Myrsine degeneri Hosaka Primulaceae 6
Myrsine fosbergii Hosaka Primulaceae 6
Peperomia hesperomannii Wawra Piperaceae 6
Trisetum glomeratum (Kunth) Trin. ex Steud. Poaceae 6
Asplenium contiguum Kaulf. Aspleniaceae 5
Clermontia clermontioides (Gaudich.) A.Heller Campanulaceae 5
Clermontia kakeana Meyen Campanulaceae 5
Coprosma elliptica W.R.B.Oliv. Rubiaceae 5
Coprosma kauensis (A.Gray) A.Heller Rubiaceae 5
Cyrtandra grandiflora Gaudich. Gesneriaceae 5
Cyrtandra paludosa Gaudich. Gesneriaceae 5
Dracaena aurea H.Mann Asparagaceae 5
Dubautia arborea (A.Gray) D.D.Keck Asteraceae 5
Dubautia raillardioides Hillebr. Asteraceae 5
Geniostoma waiolani (Wawra) Byng & Christenh. Loganiaceae 5
Lipochaeta lobata (Gaudich.) DC. Asteraceae 5
Melicope clusiifolia (A.Gray) T.G.Hartley & B.C.Stone Rutaceae 5
Melicope hosakae (H.St.John) W.L.Wagner & R.K.Shannon Rutaceae 5
Panicum torridum Gaudich. Poaceae 5
Phyllostegia lantanoides Sherff Lamiaceae 5
Pittosporum glabrum Hook. & Arn. Pittosporaceae 5
Rhynchospora rugosa (Vahl) Gale Cyperaceae 5
Rumex giganteus W.T.Aiton Polygonaceae 5
Tetramolopium rockii Sherff Asteraceae 5
Viola kauaensis A.Gray Violaceae 5
Zanthoxylum kauaense A.Gray Rutaceae 5
Asplenium insiticium Brack. Aspleniaceae 4
Bidens asymmetrica Sherff Asteraceae 4
Canavalia galeata (Gaudich.) Vogel Fabaceae 4
Clermontia oblongifolia Gaudich. Campanulaceae 4
Coniogramme pilosa Hieron. Pteridaceae 4
Cyrtandra sandwicensis (H.Lév.) H.St.John & Storey Gesneriaceae 4
Dryopteris unidentata (Hook. & Arn.) C.Chr. Dryopteridaceae 4
Geniostoma hosakanum (Sherff) Byng & Christenh. Loganiaceae 4
Geranium cuneatum Hook. Geraniaceae 4
Geranium multiflorum A.Gray Geraniaceae 4
Hesperocnide sandwicensis (Wedd.) Wedd. Urticaceae 4
Hoiokula sandwicensis (Brack.) S.E.Fawc. & A.R.Sm. Thelypteridaceae 4
Lysimachia glutinosa Rock Primulaceae 4
Melicope rotundifolia (A.Gray) T.G.Hartley & B.C.Stone Rutaceae 4
Metrosideros waialealae (Rock) Rock Myrtaceae 4
Peperomia latifolia Miq. Piperaceae 4
Pseudophegopteris keraudreniana (Gaudich.) Holttum Thelypteridaceae 4
Rhynchospora sclerioides Hook. & Arn. Cyperaceae 4
Scaevola procera Hillebr. Goodeniaceae 4
Selaginella arbuscula (Kaulf.) Spring Selaginellaceae 4
Stenogyne microphylla Benth. Lamiaceae 4
Trematolobelia wimmeri O.Deg. & I.Deg. Campanulaceae 4
Xylosma hawaiensis Seem. Salicaceae 4
Cheirodendron fauriei Hochr. Araliaceae 3
Clermontia lindseyana Rock Campanulaceae 3
Clermontia persicifolia Gaudich. Campanulaceae 3
Coprosma waimeae Wawra Rubiaceae 3
Crepidomanes draytonianum (Brack.) Ebihara & K.Iwats. Hymenophyllaceae 3
Dracaena forbesii (O.Deg.) Jankalski Asparagaceae 3
Elaphoglossum crassicaule Copel. Dryopteridaceae 3
Euphorbia olowaluana Sherff Euphorbiaceae 3
Lycopodium venustulum Gaudich. Lycopodiaceae 3
Peperomia sandwicensis Miq. Piperaceae 3
Psychotria hawaiiensis (A.Gray) Fosberg Rubiaceae 3
Sadleria unisora (Baker) W.J.Rob. Blechnaceae 3
Scaevola kilaueae O.Deg. Goodeniaceae 3
Schiedea trinervis (H.Mann) Pax & K.Hoffm. Caryophyllaceae 3
Sicyos pachycarpus Hook. & Arn. Cucurbitaceae 3
Trematolobelia kauaiensis (Rock) Skottsb. Campanulaceae 3

What this page does not tell you

Kew records 780 more species as native to Hawaii that we do not document. They are real, accepted plants. They have no page here because we could not find three photographs of them licensed for commercial use, and this site publishes no species it cannot show you. That gap is the honest measure of what we are missing, and it is why we print both numbers rather than the flattering one.

This is a checklist of what is native, not a guide to what will grow in your garden, and it carries no care advice and no toxicity claim, because we do not have those from a source we can cite.

Sourcesevery claim on this page

  1. Kew, World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP v16). Native distribution by TDWG level-3 botanical country (HAW). Introduced, extinct and doubtful records excluded. CC BY 3.0. Retrieved 2026-06-04.
  2. World Flora Online Plant List. Accepted names, authorities, classification. CC0. Retrieved 2026-07-12.
  3. iNaturalist. Photographs, restricted to CC0 / CC BY / CC BY-SA. Retrieved 2026-06-27.