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Halemanu's Broomspurge (Euphorbia halemanui)

  • Global Rank: G1 - Critically Imperiled
  • Legal Status: Federally Endangered
  • Family: Euphorbiaceae
  • State: HI
  • Nature Serve ID: 148577
  • Lifeform: Vine, Shrub
  • Date Inducted in National Collection:
Description:

scandent (climbing) shrub

Where is Halemanu's Broomspurge (Euphorbia halemanui) located in the wild?

Habitat:

grows on the steep slopes of gulches in mesic koa forests

Distribution:

NA

States & Provinces:

Halemanu's Broomspurge can be found in Hawaii

Which CPC Partners conserve Halemanu's Broomspurge (Euphorbia halemanui)?

CPC's Plant Sponsorship Program provides long term stewardship of rare plants in our National Collection. We are so grateful for all our donors who have made the Plant Sponsorship Program so successful. We are in the process of acknowledging all our wonderful plant sponsorship donors on our website. This is a work in progress and will be updated regularly.

Conservation Actions

  • 01/01/2010

competition with alien plant species feral pigs limited gene pool small numbers of populations

  • 01/01/2010

individuals in 2 current populations 3 known populations with ca. 50 individuals

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Nomenclature
Taxon Euphorbia halemanui
Authority Sherff
Family Euphorbiaceae
CPC Number 8578
ITIS 28160
USDA CHHA2
Duration Perennial
Common Names Halemanu's Broomspurge | Kauai sandmat | Euphorbia halemanui | Euphorbia remyi
Associated Scientific Names Chamaesyce halemanui | Chamaesyce remyi | Euphorbia halemanui
Distribution NA
State Rank
State State Rank
Hawaii S1
Ecological Relationships

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