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Nehe (Lipochaeta kamolensis)

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Global Rank: G1 - Critically Imperiled
Legal Status: Federally Endangered
Family: Asteraceae
State: HI
Nature Serve ID: 149853
Lifeform: Subshrub, Forb/herb
Date Inducted in National Collection:

Description:

Short-lived and sprawling, L. kamolensis is an herb that produces yellow flowers that later form into achene fruits. Its flowering season is from November to May.

Where is Nehe (Lipochaeta kamolensis) located in the wild?

Habitat:

The perennial herb grows along the bottom of rock ledges in dry to mesic scrub or dry lowland forests.

Distribution:

On the southern side of East Maui, this herb has been observed to grow in the gulches of Kamole, which is state-owned. It grows at elevations from 40 to 602 meters.

States & Provinces:

Nehe can be found in Hawaii

Which CPC Partners conserve Nehe (Lipochaeta kamolensis)?

Harold L. Lyon Arboretum

Not Sponsored

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Conservation Actions

Clarice Mendoza

09/15/2017

There is one subpopulation that consists of four individuals.

Clarice Mendoza

09/15/2017

Ecological threats to L. kamolensis include habitat destruction from land development by humans and feral ungulates, predation from livestock, direct competition with introduced invasive plants, and unmanaged fires.

Nellie Sugii

01/01/2010

This species suffers from habitat destruction by cattle and goats, predation by goats and probably by cattle, fire, and its small number of individuals.

Nellie Sugii

01/01/2010

This taxon is only known population contains several hundred individuals.