Diamond Head Schiedea | |
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Conservation status | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
(unranked): | Angiosperms |
(unranked): | Eudicots |
(unranked): | Core eudicots |
Order: | Caryophyllales |
Family: | Caryophyllaceae |
Genus: | Schiedea |
Species: | S. adamantis |
Binomial name | |
Schiedea adamantis H.St.John, 1970 |
Schiedea adamantis, commonly known as Diamond Head Schiedea, is a species of flowering plant in the carnation family, Caryophyllaceae, that is endemic to the island of Oʻahu in Hawaii. It inhabits low shrublands on steep slopes along the northwest rim of Diamond Head Crater. There are only about 30 individuals remaining.[1] They are threatened by habitat loss.[2]