Monthly Archives: January 2023

Of Flies and Phenomena (Drosophila Reintroduction)

Posted on January 29, 2023 by Sebastian Marquez

Have you ever witnesses some sort of natural phenomenon? It doesn’t have to be super rare; it could be Manhatten-henge, it could be the Queensland Morning Glory, a solar eclipse, an aurora, it could even be a rainbow. It doesn’t … Continue reading →

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Getting to know your Hawaiian Lobeliads #38 Lobelia yuccoides

Posted on January 4, 2023 by Sebastian Marquez

Lobelia yuccoides Hawaiian name: Panaunau Conservation status: Rare Distribution: O’ahu (Wai’anae Mountains) Date photographed: 3/19/2015 *Identification: : Form– Stems woody, erect, 15-20 dm long, with dense apical rosette of leaves Leaves– linear, 24-35 cm long, 0.5-1.5 cm wide, lower surface white … Continue reading →

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Let’s talk about: Doodia

Posted on January 1, 2023 by Sebastian Marquez

Here is another fern we have at the Manoa Cliff restoration site. ‘Okupukupu (Doodia kunthiana) is another endemic component to mesic-wet forest understories here in Hawai’i. It may be common in other areas, but I have not come across this … Continue reading →

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