Hydrangeaceae

Kanawao

Hydrangea arguta (Gaudich.) Y.De Smet & Granados

Family: Hydrangeaceae
Genus: Hydrangea

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Kanawao: Broussaisia arguta , syn. Hydrangea arguta (flowers and leaves). Location: Maui, Waihee Ridge Trail — Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (4)

Dutch: Broussaisia
English: Kanawao
French: Broussaisia
Portuguese: Broussaisia

Synonyms

Broussaisia arguta Gaudich.
Broussaisia arguta f. glabra Fosberg
Broussaisia arguta f. oppositifolia Fosberg
Broussaisia arguta f. pellucida (Gaudich.) Fosberg
Broussaisia arguta f. ternata H.St.John
Broussaisia pellucida Gaudich.

Flowers

In flower: February to April, June to December (from 29 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Photos

Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Kevin Faccenda, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Secretlondon, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Kevin Faccenda, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Rizka, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Kevin Faccenda, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: 些細な日常, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Niki Robertson, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: V.B.Speranza, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Neal Kelso, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Jakob, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: nmoorhatch, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.