Lipochaeta lobata | |
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Conservation status | |
Imperiled (NatureServe) |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
(unranked): | Angiosperms |
(unranked): | Eudicots |
(unranked): | Asterids |
Order: | Asterales |
Family: | Asteraceae |
Genus: | Lipochaeta |
Species: | L. lobata |
Binomial name | |
Lipochaeta lobata (Gaudich.) DC. |
Lipochaeta lobata is a species of flowering plant in the aster family known by the common name shrubland nehe. It is endemic to Hawaii, where it can be found on Oahu, Maui, and Niihau.[1]
There are two varieties of this species.[1] One, var. leptophylla, is a federally listed endangered species of the United States.[2]