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Velvety Phyllostegia (Phyllostegia mollis)

Phyllostegia mollis, gulch beyond Palikea, O'ahu, endemic. Photo Credit: John K. Obata ©

Global Rank: G1 - Critically Imperiled
Legal Status: Federally Endangered
Family: Lamiaceae
State: HI
Nature Serve ID: 130176
Lifeform: Forb/herb
Date Inducted in National Collection:

Description:

nearly erect perennial herb

Where is Velvety Phyllostegia (Phyllostegia mollis) located in the wild?

Habitat:

grows on steep slopes and in gulches in diverse mesic to wet forests

Distribution:

States & Provinces:

Velvety Phyllostegia can be found in Hawaii

Which CPC Partners conserve Velvety Phyllostegia (Phyllostegia mollis)?

Harold L. Lyon Arboretum

Not Sponsored

Assigned 06/09/17

Waimea Arboretum Foundation

Not Sponsored

Assigned 06/09/17

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Conservation Actions

01/01/2010

competition from an alien plant species small number of extant populations, habitat degradation and predation by feral pigs

01/01/2010

1 individual in Kaluaa Gulch, 45 individuals in Palikea, 50-70 individuals in Puu Kumakili, and 19 individuals on Puu Kalena in the Waianae Mountains on Oahu, and in Waiopai Gulch 1 individual. The four populations in the Waianae Mountains are estimated to contain approximately 120 to 140 individuals