What's happening in the Hawaiian forest?
Explore Hawaiian Forest Conservation
Test your knowledge about Hawaii's unique endangered plants and conservation efforts to protect them. Dive into this quiz to learn more about the flora of O‘ahu and the ongoing restoration projects aimed at preserving these species.
- Discover the importance of native plants
- Understand conservation techniques
- Engage with Hawaii's natural heritage
A day of outplanting Kadua parvula on O‘ahu may include rappel work to access rocky cliff habitat. The Hawaiian name for this endangered plant is:
Manono
'akoko
Ko'oko'olau
Mahoe
Cloning endangered plants allows the Army’s Natural Resources Program to maintain a living collection in case the wild populations succumb to fire, predation, disease or other threats. What technique is shown on the mahoe (Alectryon macrococcus var. macrococcus) pictured here?
Tissue culture
Cutting
Air layer
Xerox
Several hundred wiliwili are loaded into plant backpacks to improve native habitat for endangered ma‘o hau hele. Which ahupua‘a will benefit from this restoration work?
Hakipu'u
Keĝlia
Kea'au
He'eia
Native plants are outplanted into an exclosure in the Waianae Mountains. These plants will provide critical habitat for the endangered kĝhuli tree snail (Achatinella mustelina) in a predator-free environment. Which is not a favorite host plant of the endangered kĝhuli?
Hame
Maile
'ie'ie
'ŝhi'a
Army Natural Resources staff hand pollinate endangered species such as Hesperomannia oahuensis. Factors such as lack of pollinators and low numbers of individuals are not the only things going against endangered plants. They are also vulnerable because of:
Hikers walking to close to plants
Spread of invasive weeds
Feral ungulates
All of the above
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