endemicPapaveraceae
Argemone glauca
pua kala
Endemic to Hawaiʻinative
Found naturally nowhere else on Earth.
Argemone glauca, the Hawaiian poppy or pua kala, is a species of flowering plant in the family Papaveraceae, native to Hawaii. A perennial, it is found in dry situations, including disturbed areas, from sea level up to 6,200 ft (1,900 m) on all of the main islands.
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Seasonality
36 flowering · 9 fruiting annotations · iNaturalist · fetched Jul 2026
■ flowering (peak April)■ fruiting (peak June)
This is an inference, not a schedule. The curve reflects when observers annotated flowering and fruiting — which tracks observer effort as well as plant behavior, and pools all elevations and islands into one signal. Hawaiʻi’s microclimates vary enormously; a species may fruit in January at sea level and June at elevation. Use this to know when to look, then look.
Gallery · 3 · iNaturalist
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Where documented · 62 ahupuaʻa
documented occurrences · iNaturalist + GBIF · iNaturalist 199 · GBIF 280 records
Honokōhau 1-3 · HawaiʻiiNat 50 · GBIF 70 ✓
Kaʻohe Mauka · HawaiʻiiNat 14 · GBIF 32 ✓
Kēōkea · HawaiʻiiNat 12 · GBIF 15 ✓
Waimea, Waikoloa · HawaiʻiiNat 11 · GBIF 9 ✓
Keauhou 2 · HawaiʻiiNat 7 · GBIF 11 ✓
Kaloko · HawaiʻiiNat 9 · GBIF 9 ✓
Humuʻula · HawaiʻiiNat 7 · GBIF 9 ✓
Pōhakuao · KauaʻiiNat 9 · GBIF 7 ✓
Maunalua · OʻahuiNat 5 · GBIF 10 ✓
Kealakekua, Kīloa 1 · HawaiʻiiNat 8 · GBIF 7 ✓
Kawaihae 2 · HawaiʻiiNat 2 · GBIF 10 ✓
Puʻuwaʻawaʻa · HawaiʻiiNat 3 · GBIF 9 ✓
Puʻukawaiwai, Panoluʻukia · HawaiʻiiNat 4 · GBIF 8 ✓
Ukumehame · MauiiNat 4 · GBIF 6 ✓
Mohopilo · MauiiNat 3 · GBIF 5 ✓
Waimea · OʻahuiNat 5 · GBIF 3 ✓
Kanaio · MauiiNat 3 · GBIF 3 ✓
Kohanaiki · HawaiʻiiNat 3 · GBIF 3 ✓
Wailuku · MauiiNat 4 · GBIF 2 ✓
ʻOʻoma 2 · HawaiʻiiNat 2 · GBIF 3 ✓
Hōnaunau · HawaiʻiiNat 2 · GBIF 3 ✓
Kaʻā · LānaʻiiNat 2 · GBIF 3 ✓
Keauhou · HawaiʻiiNat 3 · GBIF 2 ✓
Kaluako‘i · MolokaʻiiNat 2 · GBIF 3 ✓
Kapālama · OʻahuiNat 3 · GBIF 1 ✓
Waikīkī · OʻahuiNat 3
ʻOʻoma 1 · HawaiʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 2 ✓
Kahikinui · MauiiNat 2 · GBIF 1 ✓
Kawela · HawaiʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 2 ✓
Pūlehunui · MauiiNat 1 · GBIF 2 ✓
Anapuka, Hoʻopūloa · HawaiʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 2 ✓
Papaka Kai · MauiGBIF 3
Kamaʻole · MauiiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Kaʻamola · MolokaʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Kaʻūpūlehu · HawaiʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Waikapū · MauiiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Keōpukaloa · MolokaʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Keahuolū · HawaiʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Kalihi · MauiGBIF 2
Māhāʻulepū · KauaʻiGBIF 2
Auwahi · MauiiNat 1
Kealakehe · HawaiʻiiNat 1
Moʻoiki · HawaiʻiiNat 1
Kaloʻi · MauiiNat 1
Kou · HawaiʻiiNat 1
Nuʻu · MauiGBIF 1
Puʻuepa · HawaiʻiGBIF 1
Kauleolī 1-2 · HawaiʻiGBIF 1
Kahaluʻu · HawaiʻiGBIF 1
Kaunolū · LānaʻiGBIF 1
Waiakoa · MauiGBIF 1
Hanakoa · KauaʻiGBIF 1
Kamehamenui · MauiGBIF 1
Nakula · MauiGBIF 1
Waiʻanae · OʻahuGBIF 1
Kanahena · MauiGBIF 1
Puʻuanahulu · HawaiʻiGBIF 1
Waipiʻo · OʻahuGBIF 1
Kamoku · LānaʻiGBIF 1