Weeds 2

Family Fabaceae

Bean Family

Prosopis pallida  

 

ALGAROBA or MESQUITE    KIAWE

 

Acacia farnesiana

SWEET ACACIA or NEEDLE BUSH    KOLU

 

Desmanthus pernambucanus

SLENDER MIMOSA

 

Pithecellobium dulce  

MANILA TAMARIND    MADRAS THORN    'OPIUMA

 

Mimosa pudica  

SENSITIVE PLANT or SLEEPING GRASS    PUA HILIHILA

 

Leucaena leucocephala  

GIANT LEUCAENA    KOA HAOLE

 

Alysicarpus vaginalis

ALYCE CLOVER

 

Indigofera hendecaphylla

CREEPING INDIGO

 

Indigofera suffruticosa

INDIGO

 

Macroptilium atropurpureum

MACROPTILIUM

 

Macroptilium lathyroides

WILD BEAN or COW PEA

 

Chamaecrista nictitans subsp. patellaria var. glabrata

PARTRIDGE PEA

 

Desmodium incanum

SPANISH CLOVER    KA'IMI

 

Desmodium sandwicense

SPANISH CLOVER

 

Trifolium repens var. repens

WHITE CLOVER

 

Trifolium dubium

SMALL HOP- CLOVER

 

Trifolium arvense var. arvense

RABBIT-FOOT CLOVER

 

Melilotus indica

SWEET CLOVER

 

Neonotonia wightii  

GLYCINE

 

Family Melastomataceae

Melastome Family

Clidemia hirta  

KOSTER'S CURSE

 

Family Myrtaceae

Eucalyptus Family

Psidium guajava  

GUAVA    KUAWA

 

Psidium cattleianum  

STRAWBERRY GUAVA    WAIAWI 'ULA'ULA

 

Syzygium cumini  

JAVA or JAMBOLAN PLUM

 

Family Casuarinaceae

Casuarina Family

Casuarina equisetifolia  

CASUARINA    IRONWOOD

 

Family Araliaceae

Octopus Tree Family

Schefflera actinophylla  

OCTOPUS TREE

 

Family Rubiaceae

Coffee Family

Spermacoce assurgens

BUTTONWEED

 

Family Convolvulaceae

Morning Glory Family

Ipomoea obscura

MORNING GLORY

 

Ipomoea ochracea

YELLOW MORNING GLORY

 

Ipomoea triloba

LITTLE BELL

 

Family Cuscutaceae

Dodder Family

Cuscuta campestris

WESTERN FIELD DODDER

 

Family Solanaceae

Tomato Family

Solanum lycopersicum var. cerasiforme

CHERRY TOMATO

 

Solanum torvum

TURKEYBERRY

 

Nicotiana glauca

TREE TOBACCO

 

Datura stramonium

THORN APPLE or JIMSON WEED

 

Family Passifloraceae

Passion Fruit Family

Passiflora foetida  

LOVE-IN-A-MIST    POHA-POHA

 

Passiflora suberosa  

HUEHUE HAOLE

 

Passiflora subpeltata  

WHITE PASSION FLOWER

 

Family Primulaceae

Primrose Family

Anagallis arvensis  

SCARLET PIMPERNEL

 

Family Cucurbitaceae

Gourd Family

Momordica charantia  

BITTER MELON

 

Coccinea grandis  

IVY or SCARLET-FRUITED GOURD

 

Family Myrsinaceae

Kolea Family

Ardisia crenata  

HILO HOLLY or HEN'S EYES

 

Ardisia elliptica  

SHOEBUTTON ARDISIA

 

Family Commelinaceae

Oyster Plant Family

Commelina diffusa  

HONOHONO

 

Commelina benghalensis  

HAIRY HONOHONO

 

Family Pontederiaceae

Water Hyacinth Family

Eichhornia crassipes  

WATER HYACINTH

 

Family Urticaceae

Nettle Family

Pilea microphylla  

Waimanalo, Oahu

ARTILLERY PLANT    ROCKWEED

 

Family Oleaceae

Jasmine Family

Jasminum fluminense  

BRAZILIAN JASMINE

 

Family Papaveraceae

Poppy Family

Bocconia frutescens  

TREE POPPY

 

Family Agavaceae

Agave Family

Furcraea foetida  

MAURITIUS HEMP

 

Family Cyperaceae

Sedges

Cyperus rotundus  

NUT GRASS

 

Kyllinga nemoralis  

KILI 'O'OPU

 

Family Poaceae

Grasses

Sporobolus indicus  

SMUT GRASS

 

Setaria verticillata  

 BRISTLY FOXTAIL    MAU'U PILIPILI

 

Cenchrus ciliaris  

 BUFFELGRASS

 

Cenchrus echinatus  

 COMMON SANDBUR    MA'U KUKU

 

Melinis repens  

 NATAL REDTOP

 

Urochloa maxima  

 GUINEA GRASS

 

 

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