Haleakala National Park - Plants

Hundreds of silverswords dotting a crater landscape are a spectacular example of Haleakala’s unique flora. All the park’s flora is equally outstanding. Except for some pervasive grasses, Haleakala’s upper elevation forests and shrublands are entirely native. Most species are endemic—found nowhere but Hawaii. They survive here, now relying on the park staff intensive management efforts to control invasive non-native biota.