Indigenous Plants on Haleakala

• Overview of Volcano
• Highway to Heaven
• Above the Clouds
• Indigenous Plants
• Iron Deposit
• Molten Lava
• Park Trails
• Science City
• Silversword Plant
• Sliding Sands Trail
• Telescopes
• Tropical Flowers
• Vegetation
• Visitor's Center
• Volcanic Crater

Due to the high elevation, thin atmosphere, limited water and cold nights, few plants are able to survive at the summit of the Haleakala Volcano.  The indigenous plants that do survive at the 10,000 foot summit help to remind us that this lunar-like landscape is on our planet.

Indigenous Plants on the Haleakala Volcano