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Updated 9/1/2023

Family Fabaceae

HAWAII - ENDEMIC

Sesbania tomentosa 

Ka'ena Point, Oahu

 

Cultivated, Waimanalo, Oahu

 

Kahakuloa, Maui


var. molokaiensis, Kalaupapa, Molokai
   
   
   

'OHAI

Endangered shrub formerly common on coastal dunes, and rocky outcrops.  Has silvery leaves coated with dense hairs to reflect sunlight.  Flower color varies by population.  Morphology ranges from typically short spreading coastal form to a tall upland form.  Endemic to Hawaii.