Melanthera fauriei | |
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Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Asterales |
Family: | Asteraceae |
Genus: | Melanthera |
Species: | M. fauriei
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Binomial name | |
Melanthera fauriei (H.Lév.) W.L.Wagner & H.Rob.
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Melanthera fauriei (formerly Lipochaeta fauriei), [2] known by the common name Olokele Canyon nehe, is a rare species of flowering plant in the aster family.
The plant is endemic to Hawaiʻi, where it is known only from the island of Kauaʻi. [1]
It grows in several types of forest on Kauaʻi, and can be found in dry, moist, and wet habitat. [2]
Melanthera fauriei is sprawling perennial herb.
It produces daisylike yellow flower heads. [1]
Melanthera fauriei is federally listed as an endangered species of the United States. There are only ten populations remaining, with a total global population of no more than 240 plants. [2]
The main threat to the species is the loss and degradation of its habitat caused by deer, goats, rats, wild boars, fires, landslides, and invasive plant species. [2]
Media related to
Wollastonia fauriei at Wikimedia Commons
Melanthera fauriei | |
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Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Asterales |
Family: | Asteraceae |
Genus: | Melanthera |
Species: | M. fauriei
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Binomial name | |
Melanthera fauriei (H.Lév.) W.L.Wagner & H.Rob.
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Melanthera fauriei (formerly Lipochaeta fauriei), [2] known by the common name Olokele Canyon nehe, is a rare species of flowering plant in the aster family.
The plant is endemic to Hawaiʻi, where it is known only from the island of Kauaʻi. [1]
It grows in several types of forest on Kauaʻi, and can be found in dry, moist, and wet habitat. [2]
Melanthera fauriei is sprawling perennial herb.
It produces daisylike yellow flower heads. [1]
Melanthera fauriei is federally listed as an endangered species of the United States. There are only ten populations remaining, with a total global population of no more than 240 plants. [2]
The main threat to the species is the loss and degradation of its habitat caused by deer, goats, rats, wild boars, fires, landslides, and invasive plant species. [2]
Media related to
Wollastonia fauriei at Wikimedia Commons