Volcanic plants

This is the lava plant in color.

Lava Trail, Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, The Big Island, Hawaii - Evolving over 70 million years ago in nearly complete isolation, more than 90% of the State’s native flora are found only in the Hawaiian Islands. Today, the Park harbors the descendents of those first colonizers—numerous evolutionary marvels such as mintless mints and nettleless nettles—plants adapted to life without plant-eating mammals. These are just a few of the amazing diversity of plants living within the Park.

Where nothing else grows on sharp, black swathes of volcanic material, the lava cactus takes hold.

What happens to a Big Island landscape in the aftermath of dramatic lava flow?Tim Tunison, a longtime botanist, now retired from his posts at Hawaii

What a great show is the spontaneous vegetation of Etna!, Usually everybody thinks about a volcano without vegetation instead is the same volcanic ash that creates a fertile environment for trees and plants and also the right balance of the minerals present in it. The presence of a microclimate means that at different levels of [...]Read More...

Volcanoes can be destructive but volcanic action can lead to the formation of fertile soils. Discover why volcanic soil is so fertile.

Magical metallic flowers that grow on hot volcanic lava

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Shipwrecked - Volcanic Eruption

saussurea gossypiphora

Papya fields taken by Pele's fury

In the harsh, molten landscape of Scorthveil, life finds a way. Amidst the treacherous lava fields, rare and precious red flowers bloom, defying the odds. Their vibrant glow contrasts sharply against the dark, charred earth, a symbol of beauty thriving in the most unlikely of places. These flowers are a reminder of resilience, even in the heart of a wasteland. #fantasyflora #worldbuilding #naturewonders #fantasyart

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Ohelo berry

Ferns sprouting in lava flow, Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, Hawaii

In a case of absolute kismet, a Google mistyped search of saxbabe Candy Dulfer (I keyed Candy Duffer) yielded a website about lilies and pictured two that were markedly similar to this one I photographed. Apparently this is either a "cajun spice" or Cancun lily. I love the internets.

Daisy's fasciation

The 'ae fern is one of the first plants to colonize new landscapes created by lava. At Kaimu Beach, on Hawaii's Big Island, an entire town was covered by lava in 1990.