Herbarium Sheet Detail
NTBG Plant Name:
Capparis sandwichiana
Collector Name:
Tim Flynn
Collection Date:
May 30, 1989
Observers:
Rick Koske, Jane Gemma
Island Group:
HAWAIIAN ISLANDS
Locality:
Haula. East side of bay.
Plant Description:
Sprawling shrub anchored in lithified dunes. Leaves dark, dull green above, paler, dull below, slightly glaucous. Flowers very fragrant; petals white fading pale yellow; stamens numerous, filaments white, anthers gray. Locally common. Voucher for VA mycorrhizae study (Gemma and Koske #934).
Habitat:
Scrub vegetation over lithified dunes.
Associated Species:
With Scaevola sericea, Sida fallax and Ipomoea indica.
Date of Record Creation:
January 29, 2014
Date of Last Update:
March 23, 2023
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