Anaunau (Lepidium serra)

Photo Credit: National Tropical Botanical Garden

Global Rank: G3 - Vulnerable
Legal Status: N/A
Family: Brassicaceae
State: HI
Nature Serve ID: 140579
Lifeform: Subshrub, Shrub
Date Inducted in National Collection: 05/28/1986

Description:

Where is Anaunau (Lepidium serra) located in the wild?

States & Provinces:

Anaunau can be found in Hawaii

Which CPC Partners conserve Anaunau (Lepidium serra)?

National Tropical Botanical Garden

Not Sponsored

Assigned 06/09/17

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Conservation Actions

Nature Serve Biotics

05/02/2017

Lepidium serra is endemic to the island of Kauai in the Hawaiian Islands. It is restricted to the western and northwestern portions of the island. Plants from the Haupu Range on the southeastern part of the island are now recognized as a separate species, L. orbiculare (Wagner et al. 1999). There are many occurrences of Lepidium serra. The species is a pretty consistent, common element of the moist cliff communities within its range and there are many thousands of plants (K. Wood pers. comm., 2000). Threats to the species include feral pigs and goats, deer, and invasive alien plants.