Hesperomannia lydgatei
Appearance
Hesperomannia lydgatei | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Asterales |
Family: | Asteraceae |
Genus: | Hesperomannia |
Species: | H. lydgatei
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Binomial name | |
Hesperomannia lydgatei |
Hesperomannia lydgatei, the Kauai island-aster or Kauai hesperomannia, is a rare species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae.
It is found only in Hawaii, where it is endemic to Kauai.
It is threatened by habitat loss. There are fewer than 300 individuals remaining.[2]
References
- ^ Walsh, S.; Nyberg, B.; Wood, K. (2020). "Hesperomannia lydgatei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T30929A83789167. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T30929A83789167.en. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
- ^ Hesperomannia lydgatei. Archived 2002-11-23 at the Wayback Machine The Nature Conservancy