Lipochaeta fauriei
Lipochaeta fauriei | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Asterales |
Family: | Asteraceae |
Genus: | Lipochaeta |
Species: | L. fauriei
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Binomial name | |
Lipochaeta fauriei H.Lév. (1911)
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Synonyms[3] | |
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Lipochaeta fauriei known by the common name Olokele Canyon nehe, is a rare species of flowering plant in the aster family.[4]
Distribution
[edit]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.[4]
Description
[edit]Lipochaeta fauriei is sprawling perennial herb.
It produces daisylike yellow flower heads.[1]
Conservation
[edit]Lipochaeta 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.[4]
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.[4]


References
[edit]- ^ a b c Lipochaeta fauriei. The Nature Conservancy.
- ^ Walsh, S. 2015. Melanthera fauriei. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2015: e.T80167382A80167407. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T80167382A80167407.en. Accessed 4 February 2025.
- ^ "Lipochaeta fauriei H.Lév". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 3 February 2025.
- ^ a b c d USFWS. Melanthera fauriei Five-year Review. August 2010.
External links
[edit] Media related to Lipochaeta fauriei at Wikimedia Commons