Native Pollinator Garden: What, Why, and How
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Basics: What’s a Pollinator?
A Pollinator:
A pollinator is an agent that carries out the pollination of flowers, allowing plants to grow seeds. They are necessary for the reproduction of plants.
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What makes a species “native”?
Native vs. Non-native species
Native species
Native species are indigenous to a region or ecosystem, having been introduced without human intervention. They have evolved to thrive in their particular habitat.
Non-native species
Non-native species are not indigenous to a region or ecosystem. These species can become invasive when they outcompete other species and damage the ecosystem they are in.
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A Few Endangered Native Pollinators
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Yellow-Faced Bee
Facing loss of habitat, non-native species, and climate change
Hoary Bat�ōpeʻapeʻa
Facing habitat loss, collisions with man-made structures, pesticides, invasive species
Crested Honeycreeper�‘Ākohekohe
Invasive boars trampel their main food source
Picture-Wing Fly
Facing habitat loss, loss of host plants, predation from invasive species
Donations to the garden to look out for
Aʻaliʻi
Found in Nicole’s garden
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Ukiuki
Found in the back by the sunflowers, and in Claire and Tania’s garden. Can be used for dyes.
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Abutilon Menziesii
Purchased for Nicole originally, though unsure who ended up claiming it - possibly Karen.
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Maohao Hele
Native Hibiscus. Planted in Garrettʻs garden.
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Kolokolo Kuahiwi
Purchased for Karen, although I am unsure of who ended up claiming it. Endangered native plant.
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Awikiwiki
Fast-growing vine, hence the name. Gifted to Karen and for the front archway.
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Ilieʻe
Planted in the front by the arch.
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Sources:
https://lakes.grace.edu/native-non-native-invasive-species/
http://xerces.org/press/seven-native-hawaiian-pollinators-proposed-as-endangered-species
https://www.pandaonline.com/hawaiis-endangered-species/
https://mauiinvasive.org/2020/08/11/yellow-faced-bees-defenseless-and-vulnerable-to-predatory-ants/
https://mauiinvasive.org/2014/12/01/hawaiian-hoary-bat-our-only-native-land-mammal/
https://www.encyclopedia.com/environment/applied-and-social-sciences-magazines/honeycreeper-crested
https://ecos.fws.gov/ecp/species/1543
https://wildlifeofhawaii.com/flowers/category/hawaiian-butterfly-flowers-and-plants/