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	<title>The Firefly Forest &#187; Hawaiian Wild Plants</title>
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		<title>Blue Moon Over Hawaii</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Jan 2010 07:45:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>T. Beth Kinsey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A blue moon is the second full moon in any month. This blue moon was over the Big Island of Hawaii on New Year&#039;s Eve, December 31, 2009.

The blue moon was shining through a pair of Cook Pines (Araucaria columnaris) along the coast. Cook Pines always lean away from the ocean, so you can tell [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Noni or Indian Mulberry</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2009 21:09:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of the most healthful but worst smelling fruits (at least when fully ripe or overripe) belongs to the Noni or Indian Mulberry (Morinda citrifolia). This now naturalized plant was brought here to the Hawaiian Islands by the ancient Polynesians, and they made very good use of it. Red dye was made from the bark [...]]]></description>
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		<title>West Indian Raspberry</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Jul 2009 05:09:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>T. Beth Kinsey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[West Indian Raspberry, Thimbleberry, Ola&#039;a, Roseleaf Raspberry, or Rose-leaf Bramble (Rubus rosifolius) is an introduced, invasive weed found on all the main Hawaiian Islands. It is generally found growing in the shady understory of wet or mesic (moderately moist) forests at lower elevations, and its presence is an indication that a particular area gets a [...]]]></description>
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