Biology:Lysimachia lydgatei
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Short description: Species of flowering plant
Lysimachia lydgatei | |
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Critically Imperiled (NatureServe) | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Ericales |
Family: | Primulaceae |
Genus: | Lysimachia |
Species: | L. lydgatei
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Binomial name | |
Lysimachia lydgatei Hillebr.
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Lysimachia lydgatei is a rare species of flowering plant in the family Primulaceae known by the common name Maui yellow loosestrife.[1] It is endemic to Hawaii, where there are only four occurrences remaining on the island of Maui, the total number of plants under 300.[2] It is federally listed as an endangered species of the United States.
This is a shrub growing up to 1.3 meters long and bearing solitary flowers. It grows in moist or wet shrublands on three ridges on West Maui.[2] It is always found alongside its relative, Lysimachia remyi.[3]
The plant is threatened by the invasion of non-native plant species in its habitat.[2]
References
- ↑ USDA Plants Profile
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Lysimachia lydgatei. The Nature Conservancy.
- ↑ Marr, K. L and B. A. Bohm. (1997). A taxonomic revision of the endemic Hawaiian Lysimachia (Primulaceae) including three new species. Pac Sci 51(3) 254-87.
Wikidata ☰ Q6710187 entry
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lysimachia lydgatei.
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