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.
Distribution
[edit]It is found only in Hawaii, where it is endemic to Kauai.
Threat
[edit]It is threatened by habitat loss. There are fewer than 300 individuals remaining.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ 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. The Nature Conservancy