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genus

‘Ākia

Wikstroemia

Traits
Includes
2 native
Where
In the US
Source
iNaturalist

Field notes

Children

  • Bootlace Plant
  • ʻĀkia native
  • ʻĀkia native
  • Wikstroemia retusa
  • Wikstroemia phillyreifolia native
  • Wikstroemia elliptica
  • Wikstroemia sandwicensis native
  • Wikstroemia furcata native
  • Wikstroemia bicornuta native
  • ‘Ākia native
  • ʻākia native
  • Wikstroemia forbesii native
  • Scottsberg's False Ohelo native
  • Wikstroemia hanalei
  • Hairy Wikstroemia

Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided

Key traits

Layer
Trees
Plant type
Perennial Shrub Tree

From USDA PLANTS.

Top native ‘ākia All

Native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.

  • ʻĀkia Wikstroemia oahuensis caterpillars 1
  • ʻĀkia Wikstroemia uva-ursi caterpillars 1
  • Wikstroemia phillyreifolia
  • Wikstroemia sandwicensis
  • Wikstroemia furcata
  • ‘Ākia Wikstroemia pulcherrima
  • Wikstroemia bicornuta
  • ʻākia Wikstroemia monticola
  • Wikstroemia forbesii
  • Scottsberg's False Ohelo Wikstroemia skottsbergiana

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