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ʻAʻaliʻi
The federal status of the plant (Endangered, Threatened, or Not listed) based on the US Fish and Wildlife Services Environmental Conservation Online System as of 6/26/2024. Also see "Population Status" designations (PEPP, SWAP). Learn more.
NoneThe Hawaiian name(s) or other common name(s) of the plant.
ʻAʻaliʻiThe taxonomic family for the plant.
SapindaceaeOther names the plant may be called.
Broadleaf hopbushDoes your site's environmental conditions meet this plant's needs?
The climate zones where this plant grows best. Learn more.
Salt tolerance is variable. If your site is right on the coast with direct salt spray, do some additional research to determine its tolerance. Learn more.
YesIf the plant grows better above or below 2,000' in elevation. Learn more.
No preferenceSelect what best represents the amount of sunlight at the planting site.
The amount of water the plant needs: 1 is lowest, 5 is highest. Learn more.
1-2Plant prefers well-drained soil. Learn more.
YesDoes this plant meet your landscaping needs?
The plant's growth form.
Shrub, TreeThe range of height of a fully-grown plant, in feet.
6.5-26'The range of width of a fully-grown plant, in feet.
5-15'Select the landscape design role you are looking for. Learn more.
Accent, Ground Cover, Hedge, Screen, SpecimenSelect a flower color or other attractive feature to filter for those plants. Learn more.
Red, Yellow, Cream, Decorative Seed Heads, OtherDoes this plant have the personality you're looking for?
How easy it is to find the plant. Learn more.
CommonSelect options below to match your gardening experience. Learn more.
EasyWhether or not the plant is short-lived. Learn more.
NoIf the plant spreads, how evenly. Learn more.
MinimalIf the plant needs pruning or not. Learn more.
Easily shapedPlants responds well to pruning (can be shaped into a small tree, hedge, and for topiary and espalier), but avoid cutting into old wood. Prune after fruiting to shape or keep to desired height.
Does this plant provide the ecosystem and/or ethnotobanical benefits you're looking for?
The seeds were used to make red dye, and the wood was used to make bait sticks for fishing. Many modern uses both in and outside of Hawai`i.
How the Ancient Hawaiians used the plant: food, tools, shelter, canoes, medicine, spiritual, crafts, lei, ornamental, and/or fire.
Crafts, Lei, Medicine, ToolsNot all native plants, birds occur on all islands. Select to show only what naturally occurs on your island. Learn more.
Kauaʻi, Oʻahu, Molokaʻi, Lanaʻi, Maui, HawaiʻiSelect to feature plants valued by native yellow-faced bees and/or honeybees. Learn more.
Yellow-faced BeesProtection status for the plant under Federal and Hawai'I state laws. Learn more.
SWAP, Important interactionThe native status of the plant in Hawaiʻi: Indigenous (found natively throughout Hawaiʻi), Endemic (found natively in specific areas), or Canoe (brought to Hawaiʻi by Ancient Hawaiians from other places in Polynesia). Learn more.
IndigenousWelcome to the Go Native App
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Tough, reliable, and beautiful shrub with decorative seed capsules (cream to red). Requires little care. Use it to stabilize slopes. May also grow as a tree.