Kaloko-Honokau National Historic Park
![View of Hualalai volcano beyond the coastal vegetation along the beach at Kaloko.](https://d9-wret.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/assets/palladium/production/s3fs-public/styles/full_width/public/thumbnails/image/kaloko80_0.jpg?itok=zoSj9LFJ)
Detailed Description
Most of the species here are unfortuantely non-native flora, but the plants flourish on the back-beach sand that cover relatively young lava flows. Thorny mesquite (Prosopis, various species) was introduced to provide cattle with food and shade, but is now a problematic invasive throughout Hawaii (USDA, 2010).
Sources/Usage
Public Domain.