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Plant Profile

Na`ena`e (Dubautia plantaginea ssp. humilis)

Global Rank: T1 - Critically Imperiled
Legal Status: Federally Endangered
Family: Asteraceae
State: HI
Nature Serve ID: 142261
Lifeform: Tree, Shrub
Date Inducted in National Collection:

Description:

At about 35 individuals left in a single subpopulation, this member of the sunflower family is a dwarfed subspecies of Dubautia plantaginea. It can reach up to 1 meter tall with yellow florets that turn purple with age.

Where is Na`ena`e (Dubautia plantaginea ssp. humilis) located in the wild?

Habitat:

The preferred habitat of this dwarfed Dubautia subspecies consists of wet, barren, wind-blown cliffs.

Distribution:

This aster species is exclusively found in the west mountains on the Hawaiian Island of Maui.

States & Provinces:

Na`ena`e can be found in Hawaii

Which CPC Partners conserve Na`ena`e (Dubautia plantaginea ssp. humilis)?

Harold L. Lyon Arboretum

Not Sponsored

Assigned 06/09/17

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Conservation Actions

Clarice Mendoza

09/07/2017

Wild individuals are threatened by introduced invasive species, including guava trees, thimbleberry shrubs, and Spanish daisies.

Nellie Sugii

01/01/2010

Landslides and alien plant taxa are this species main ecological threats.

Nellie Sugii

01/01/2010

There are less than 25 individuals among two sub populations found in its native range.