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West Palm Gulch 
East Palm Gulch 
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b. 148 
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non-flowering trees 
flowering and 
fruiting trees 
September 2k, 1964 Nihoa 
Island 
Itinerary: I walked west to Millers Gulch along the low ridges to the 
west-of camp ascending Millers Peak by way of the gulch. We covered the 
peak area and helicopter landing pad and then I proceeded south to the 
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'jkl foot peak on the southwest portion of the island descending to the 
beach at the foot of east palm canyon and proceeded east along the 
beach and low ridges to camp. Portulaca oleracea was found near the 
helicopter pad but there was no evidence of Genchrus eehlnatus or Sicyos sp. 
both of which have been conspicuous on past visits of the Hawaii Fish and 
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Game authorities. In this area all three species of Portulaca are found 
growing together but there seems to be little evidence of hybrids. An 
ecotype of P. lutea with large leaves and long stems (flattened) is 
found in the sand beach at the base of west palm canyon. Heliotropium 
curassavicum grows in this area alone on the island. I counted only 
about 27 plants in this limited niche. Euphorbia grows on dry rocky 
exlored ridges, along the cliff creasts both upper (north) and lower 
(south). It is in flower and fruit. On the west side of the island, on 
east face slopes, the Slda sp. and Chenopodium sp. are much more healthy 
