| Melanthera micrantha | |
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| Conservation status | |
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Critically Imperiled (NatureServe) |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Subfamily: | Asteroideae |
| Tribe: | Heliantheae |
| Genus: | Melanthera |
| Species: | M. micrantha |
| Binomial name | |
| Melanthera micrantha (Nutt.) W.L.Wagner & H.Rob. |
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Melanthera micrantha (formerly Lipochaeta micrantha) is a rare species of flowering plant in the aster family known by the common name Kauai nehe. It is endemic to Hawaii, where it is known only from the island of Kauai.[1] It is federally listed as an endangered species of the United States.
This perennial herb produces daisylike yellow flower heads. It grows on slopes and in gulches in forested habitat. There are seven populations for a total of fewer than 1100 individuals.[1]
The main threat to the species is the loss and degradation of its habitat caused by feral ungulates and non-native plants.[1]