| Lipochaeta kamolensis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Lipochaeta |
| Species: | L. kamolensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Lipochaeta kamolensis O.Deg. & Sherff (1951) | |
| Synonyms [2] | |
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Lipochaeta kamolensis known by the common name Maui nehe, is a rare species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. [3]
The plant is endemic to Hawaiʻi, where it is known only from the island of Maui. [1]
It grows on slopes and gulches in a small stretch of shrubland on the southern side of East Maui island. There is one population located in Kamole Gulch, [3] the type locality. [1] In 2005 this population contained only 25 mature plants.
Nearby there is another population which appears to be a hybrid swarm of plants descended from Lipochaeta kamolensis and L. rockii crosses. [3]
Lipochaeta kamolensis is a sprawling perennial herb.
It produces daisylike yellow flower heads. [1]
Lipochaeta kamolensis is federally listed as an endangered species of the United States.
The main threat to the species is the loss and degradation of its habitat caused by ungulates, non-native plants, and fires. [3]
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Lipochaeta, common name nehe, is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae that is endemic to Hawaii.
Melanthera, is a genus of perennial flowering plants in the family Asteraceae, native to the tropical and subtropical Americas.
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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.
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 on Oʻahu, Maui, and Niʻihau.
Lipochaeta micrantha, known by the common name Kauai nehe, is a rare species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae.
Lipochaeta tenuifolia is a rare species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae known by the common names Waianae Range nehe and slender-leaf nehe.
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Lipochaeta waimeaensis is a rare species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae known by the common name Waimea Canyon nehe. It is endemic to Hawaii, where it is known only from the island of Kauai. It is federally listed as an endangered species of the United States.
