| Lipochaeta fauriei | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Tribe: | Heliantheae |
| Genus: | Lipochaeta |
| Species: | L. fauriei |
| Binomial name | |
| Lipochaeta fauriei H.Lév. (1911) | |
| Synonyms [3] | |
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Lipochaeta fauriei known by the common name Olokele Canyon nehe, is a rare species of flowering plant in the aster family. [4]
The plant is endemic to Hawaiʻi, where it is known only from the island of Kauaʻi. [1]
It grows in several types of forest on Kauaʻi, and can be found in dry, moist, and wet habitat. [4]
Lipochaeta fauriei is sprawling perennial herb.
It produces daisylike yellow flower heads. [1]
Lipochaeta fauriei is federally listed as an endangered species of the United States. There are only ten populations remaining, with a total global population of no more than 240 plants. [4]
The main threat to the species is the loss and degradation of its habitat caused by deer, goats, rats, wild boars, fires, landslides, and invasive plant species. [4]
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