What's happening in the Hawaiian forest?

A vibrant image of a Hawaiian forest featuring endangered plants like Kadua parvula and the kĝhuli tree snail, with a backdrop of rocky cliffs and lush greenery under a bright sky.

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
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5 Questions1 MinutesCreated by PlantLover101

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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