Endemic etc Flashcards
(5 cards)
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2
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Non-native
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Plants introduced by westerners either on purpose or by accident. Most plants one sees throughout Hawai’i are non-native.
3
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Polynesian Introduction
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Plants introduced by Eastern Polynesians around 300 AD.
4
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Indigenous
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Plants that arrived in Hawai’i via wind, floated, or on the body of birds. Indigenous accounts for about 11% of native species.
5
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Endemic
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Plants that evolved in Hawaii without human introduction. Endemic plants make up 89% of the 1,000 native species.
