Waianae Range Lobelia (Lobelia monostachya)

Lobelia monostachya, Wailupe Photo Credit: J. K. Obata ©

Global Rank: G1 - Critically Imperiled
Legal Status: Federally Endangered
Family: Campanulaceae
State: HI
Nature Serve ID: 160445
Lifeform: Shrub
Date Inducted in National Collection:

Description:

This perennial woody shrub has showy magenta flowers, blooming in May and June. Invasive species like molasses grass and Christmas berry threaten its survival, while rats predate on its immature fruits, preventing it from reproducing.

Where is Waianae Range Lobelia (Lobelia monostachya) located in the wild?

Habitat:

Typical habitats of this Lobelia species feature steep, sparsely vegetated cliffs in mesic shrubland at elevations of about 950 feet.

Distribution:

Thought to be extinct in the wild, the only population observed in its native habitat was seen in 2007 in the Ko'olau Mountains of Oahu, Hawaii.

States & Provinces:

Waianae Range Lobelia can be found in Hawaii

Which CPC Partners conserve Waianae Range Lobelia (Lobelia monostachya)?

Harold L. Lyon Arboretum

Not Sponsored

Assigned 06/09/17

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Conservation Actions

01/01/2010

suspected predation by rats; competition with alien plants,and risk of extinction from naturally-occurring events and/or reduced reproductive vigor due to the low number of individuals in the only known population

01/01/2010

Until recently was known only from the Koolau Mountains. In 1994, 1 individual was discovered in a previously unknown location. Since then, 8 individuals have been found in this area