Lipochaeta lobata

Lipochaeta lobata

Imperiled  (NatureServe)[1]
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 in coastal dry shrublands and dry forests[2] on Oʻahu, Maui, and Niʻihau.[1]

There are two varieties of this species.[1] One, var. leptophylla, is a federally listed endangered species of the United States.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Lipochaeta lobata - (Gaud.) DC. Nehe". NatureServe Explorer. NatureServe. Retrieved 2013-05-15.
  2. "Lipochaeta lobata Nehe". Oahu Planting Guide. Board of Water Supply City and County of Honolulu. Retrieved 2013-05-15.
  3. USFWS. L. lobata var. leptophylla Species Profile. Listed Plants.

External links

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