HAWAII NATURE NOTES
THE PUBLICATION OF THE
NATURALIST DIVISION, HAWAII NATIONAL PARK
AND THE HAWAII NATURAL HISTORY ASSOCIATION

(1-3) ADDER'S TONGUE

Sharp-eyed observers may find in cracks near Halemaumau and along the Chain of Craters Road the adder's tongue, a small, delicate plant with a "head" which resembles a pointed tongue. Fowler (4) found the LAUKAHI growing on trees near Keanakakoi and Makaopuhi craters. Hawaiians are said to have prepared a cough remedy from the LAUKAHI. Near the 6,000 foot level on the slopes of Haleakala may be found a species of Ophioglossum according to Hillebrand (5).

Adder's Tongue. Ophioglossum pendulum (3).

Ophioglossum petiolatum (1) left.
Ophioglossum nudicaule (2).