Lehua Blossom
by Venetia Featherstone-Witty
Title
Lehua Blossom
Artist
Venetia Featherstone-Witty
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
The ʻōhiʻa lehua (Metrosideros polymorpha) is a species of flowering evergreen tree in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae, that is endemic to the six largest islands of Hawaiʻi.Many native Hawaiian traditions refer to the tree and the forests it forms as sacred to Pele, the volcano goddess, and to Laka, the goddess of hula. ʻŌhiʻa trees grow easily on lava, and are usually the very first plants to grow on new lava flows.
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July 16th, 2014
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