Begonia hirtella
bearded begonia
Introduced and now reproducing on its own in the wild.
Begonia hirtella, the bearded begonia, is a species of flowering plant in the family Begoniaceae. It is native to Jamaica, Venezuela, Colombia, Peru, Bolivia, and southern Brazil, and has been introduced to many tropical locales around the world. People apply its juices to their skin to treat itchiness from insect bites.
Read more on Wikipedia →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.
