endemicCaryophyllaceae
Silene hawaiiensis
Endemic to Hawaiʻinative
Found naturally nowhere else on Earth.
Silene hawaiiensis is a rare species of flowering plant in the pink family known by the common names Hawai'i catchfly, Hawaiian catchfly and Sherff's catchfly. It is endemic to Hawaii, where it is known only from the island of Hawaii. It is threatened by the degradation of its habitat and it is a federally listed threatened species of the United States.
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Gallery · 3 · iNaturalist
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Where documented · 8 ahupuaʻa
documented occurrences · iNaturalist + GBIF · iNaturalist 13 · GBIF 24 records
Keauhou · HawaiʻiiNat 4 · GBIF 5 ✓
Kapāpala · HawaiʻiiNat 2 · GBIF 5 ✓
Humuʻula · HawaiʻiiNat 2 · GBIF 3 ✓
Waiākea · HawaiʻiiNat 3 · GBIF 2 ✓
ʻŌlaʻa · HawaiʻiiNat 2 · GBIF 2 ✓
Kaʻohe Mauka · HawaiʻiGBIF 4
Keauhou 2 · HawaiʻiGBIF 2
Kahaualeʻa · HawaiʻiGBIF 1