Maui Phyllostegia (Phyllostegia stachyoides)

Global Rank: G1 - Critically Imperiled
Legal Status: Federally Endangered
Family: Lamiaceae
State: HI
Nature Serve ID: 160940
Lifeform: Vine, Subshrub, Shrub
Date Inducted in National Collection:

Description:

A weakly erect subshrub, the Maui Phyllostegia is a member of the mint family. It is hairy with small white flowers with a hint of pink on its upper lip.

Where is Maui Phyllostegia (Phyllostegia stachyoides) located in the wild?

Habitat:

P. stachyoides is endemic to the wet montane forests of Molokai and West Maui, while on Hawaii, it grows on old volcanic substrates.

Distribution:

This species is estimated to have less than a thousand individuals growing in its native range today. Historically, it was only known from a population in Kauai, but it can now be found in Moloka`i, West Maui, and Hawaii.

States & Provinces:

Maui Phyllostegia can be found in Hawaii

Which CPC Partners conserve Maui Phyllostegia (Phyllostegia stachyoides)?

Harold L. Lyon Arboretum

Not Sponsored

Assigned 06/09/17

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Conservation Actions

Clarice Mendoza

09/01/2017

This species is threatened by unregulated grazing by cattle, predation and habitat destruction by feral pigs, and introduced alien plants.