Sophora chrysophylla, known in Hawaiian as mamane, is an endemic plant. It is found on all the main islands in dry, mesic, and wet forests, and in alpine shrubland. It is a source of food for the Palila, a native Hawaiian honeycreeper. Destruction of mamane trees led Sierra Club to sue landowners and the State on behalf of the endangered bird. Photo by Priscilla Millen.

The photo on the left was taken by Charles Lamoureux. The photo on the right, which shows shows mamane at a distance in an alpine shrubland environment on Mauna Kea on the Island of Hawaii, was taken by Priscilla Millen.

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