Waikamoi Forest Reserve Pics

[kulamauiman]

Did a hike and filed trip with students from this terms weed science class.
Assorted ferns, mosses, lycopodium and 2 members of the rose family

Happy faced spider:

 

[Exo]

Ohhh..nice.

 

[kulamauiman]

Dicranopteris linearis

 

[Exo]

Dicranopteris linearis....they have those in nepenthes habitats!

 

[swords]

I love the mosses and Lycopodiums! I gotta get some Lycos for my HL chamber!

The spider reminds me of of this old heavy metal shirt:
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qAYuAbHGL...ADI/L16A39h6NL4/s1600-h/Mutants+for+Nukes.jpg

 

[Taliesin-DS]

Awesome stuff
Cant wait for my dicranopteris spores to germinate

 

[Dexenthes]

Wow! I love that club moss, it's huge!

 

[thez_yo]

Yay pretty ferns!

 

[seedjar]

Wow, is that pink/purple flower a salmonberry? I guess I shouldn't be surprised that there are Rubus sp. in Hawaii, they're everywhere else. But still, seems kind of weird...
Nice pics, thanks for sharing.
~Joe

 

[Dexenthes]

Wow, is that pink/purple flower a salmonberry? I guess I shouldn't be surprised that there are Rubus sp. in Hawaii, they're everywhere else. But still, seems kind of weird...
Nice pics, thanks for sharing.
~Joe

You know, that was my first thought as well!

Is that a species of Rose or could it possibly be a salmonberry?

Or are Rubus actually species of Rose?

 

[kulamauiman]

You know, that was my first thought as well!

Is that a species of Rose or could it possibly be a salmonberry?

Or are Rubus actually species of Rose?

Indeed it is an endemic rubus species, Rubus hawaiiensis it is also known by its Hawaiian name akala. Huge fruit like half dollar sized. Rubus are members of the rose family

 

[Av8tor1]

very nice Mach, if I ever make it there expect to be drafted for a walkabout LOL