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Metrosideros polymorpha
growing up in a rough neighborhood; ohia growing on basalt near vents discharging sulphur dioxide
active volcano within tropical rain forest, just uphill from and windward of a tropical desert
spotted at Sulphur Banks within Hawaii Volcanoes National Park; ohia is a widespread Hawaiian endemic species which has evolved several varieties in different local conditions
Spotted on Dec 23, 2011
Submitted on Dec 25, 2011
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