Hairy Phyllostegia (Phyllostegia hirsuta)

Global Rank: G1 - Critically Imperiled
Legal Status: Federally Endangered
Family: Lamiaceae
State: HI
Nature Serve ID: 140097
Lifeform: Subshrub, Shrub, Vine
Date Inducted in National Collection:

Description:

With stems covered in coarse hairs, this flowering subshrub or vine sprawls through vegetation and along the ground of the slopes, gulches, ravines. Dainty white flowers grow along this stems, showcasing an upper lipped petal with a small purple detail. The remaining populations' biggest threats are feral pigs and goats contributing to habitat fragmentation, as well as competition for resources with introduced plant species.

Where is Hairy Phyllostegia (Phyllostegia hirsuta) located in the wild?

Habitat:

Typical habitat of this Phyllostegia species features steep, shaded slopes in mesic to wet forests dominated by ohia or a mixture of ohia and uluhe between 1,970 and 3,610 ft.

Distribution:

This member of the mint family is endemic to Oahu, with about 300 individuals spread across the Ko'olau and Wai'anae Mountains.

States & Provinces:

Hairy Phyllostegia can be found in Hawaii

Which CPC Partners conserve Hairy Phyllostegia (Phyllostegia hirsuta)?

Harold L. Lyon Arboretum

Not Sponsored

Assigned 06/09/17

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Conservation Actions

01/01/2010

habitat degradation and/or destruction by feral pigs; potential impacts from military activities; and competition with Christmas berry, Koster's curse, lantana, prickly Florida blackberry, and strawberry guava

01/01/2010

known from 16 populations totaling 150-200 individuals. Several populations number between 20-30 individuals; however, at least 11 populations number fewer than 3 individuals