Bidens molokaiensis
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| Bidens molokaiensis (Hillebr.) Sherff |
The Molokaʻi Beggarticks (Bidens molokaiensis) is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It belongs to the genus Bidens, collectively called kokoʻolau or koʻokoʻolau in the Hawaiian language. It is found only on Molokaʻi in the Hawaiian Islands.
Its natural habitat are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland and rocky shores. It is threatened by habitat loss due to the spread of invasive weeds, overgrazing, and brushfires.
[edit] References
- Bruegmann, M.M. & Caraway, V. (2003). Bidens molokaiensis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 20 July 2007.
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