Species List
Table 1. List of native plant species found in ‘ohi ‘a-dominated pastures north of the 1926 lava flow (2,400 to 3,580 feet elevation).
Table 2. List of native plant species observed in the mixed mesic forest at Martin paddock (2,200 to 2,600 feet elevation).
HO’OMAU RANCH is located within the ahupua’a of Honomalino, Papa 1 and Papa 2 in South Kona District on the Island of Hawaii. HO’OMAU RANCH lies on the western (leeward) flank of Mauna Loa, north of the volcano’s southwest rift zone, and extends from 1750 to 3580 feet (530-1090 meters) elevation . It lies within the U.S. Geological Survey’s lava flow hazard zone 2, along with much of South Kona, a region where individual flows are often identifiable by the variety of the existing vegetation. HO’OMAU RANCH is well situated with natural resources. It lies in a mesic moisture regime, spanning the drier to the wetter range of mesic moisture conditions.