Pilose Phyllostegia (Phyllostegia pilosa)

Global Rank: G1 - Critically Imperiled
Legal Status: Federally Endangered
Family: Lamiaceae
State: HI
Nature Serve ID: 133667
Lifeform: Forb/herb
Date Inducted in National Collection:

Description:

This mint family member is found in the wet montane forest habitats of east Maui. Little is known about these species currently.

Where is Pilose Phyllostegia (Phyllostegia pilosa) located in the wild?

Habitat:

P. pilosa is found in hardwood and woodland forest habitats.

Distribution:

The last observance accounted for only seven native individuals, growing specifically west of the cinder cone volcano, Puu o Kakae, on Maui in 2007.

States & Provinces:

Pilose Phyllostegia can be found in Hawaii

Which CPC Partners conserve Pilose Phyllostegia (Phyllostegia pilosa)?

Harold L. Lyon Arboretum

Not Sponsored

Assigned 06/09/17

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Conservation Actions

Clarice Mendoza

09/01/2017

Ecological threats include competition with introduced alien plant species and predation by feral pigs and goats.