kipukai

Heliotropium curassavicum

Where to find them 3

● in the shrub land near the entrance to the visitors center
● in the pollinator garden
● in the native shrub next to the maintenance yard
● on the banks of the ponds near the educational kiosk at Kanuimanu ponds

Plant Facts 3

● Indigenous in North America, South America and the Pacific
● Seeds possibly carried to the islands by migrating birds from a North American wetland
● First plant to sprout in wetlands at the beginning of the rainy season
● Plant dies during the dry season and during the rainy season

Sources and Credits

  1. no rights reserved, uploaded by Friends of Kealia Pond NWR
  2. (c) Friends of Kealia Pond NWR, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), uploaded by Friends of Kealia Pond NWR
  3. (c) Friends of Kealia Pond NWR, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

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