Biology:Lipochaeta lobata

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Short description: Species of shrub

Lipochaeta lobata
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Imperiled (NatureServe)[1]
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Lipochaeta
Species:
L. lobata
Binomial name
Lipochaeta lobata

Lipochaeta lobata is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae 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. 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Lipochaeta lobata - (Gaud.) DC. Nehe". NatureServe Explorer. NatureServe. http://www.natureserve.org/explorer/servlet/NatureServe?searchName=Lipochaeta+lobata. Retrieved 2013-05-15. 
  2. "Lipochaeta lobata Nehe". Oahu Planting Guide. Board of Water Supply City and County of Honolulu. Archived from the original on 2012-11-06. https://web.archive.org/web/20121106072009/http://www.boardofwatersupply.com/cssweb/display.cfm?sid=1251. Retrieved 2013-05-15. 
  3. USFWS. L. lobata var. leptophylla Species Profile. Listed Plants.

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q6556685 entry