Melanthera fauriei

Critically Imperiled  (NatureServe)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Melanthera
Species:
M. fauriei
Binomial name
Melanthera fauriei
(H.Lév.) W.L.Wagner & H.Rob.

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.

Distribution

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]

Description

Melanthera fauriei is sprawling perennial herb.

It produces daisylike yellow flower heads.[1]

Conservation

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]

Pubescent thin stem with flower
Plant form and foliage texture

References

Media related to Wollastonia fauriei at Wikimedia Commons

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