Melanthera fauriei

Melanthera fauriei
Conservation status
Critically Imperiled (NatureServe)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Subfamily:	Asteroideae
Tribe:	Heliantheae
Genus:	Melanthera
Species:	M. fauriei
Binomial name
Melanthera fauriei (H. Lév.) W.L. Wagner & H. Rob.

Melanthera fauriei (formerly Lipochaeta fauriei)^[1] is a rare species of flowering plant in the aster family known by the common name Olokele Canyon nehe. It is endemic to Hawaii, where it is known only from the island of Kauai.^[2] It is federally listed as an endangered species of the United States.

This perennial herb produces daisylike yellow flower heads.^[2] It grows in several types of forest on Kauai, and can be found in dry, moist, and wet habitat.^[1] There are only ten populations remaining, with a total global population of no more than 240 plants.^[1] The main threat to the species is the loss and degradation of its habitat caused by deer, goats, rats, wild boars, fires, landslides, and invasive plant species.^[1]

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d} USFWS. Melanthera fauriei Five-year Review. August 2010.
2. ^ ^{a b} Lipochaeta fauriei. The Nature Conservancy.

External links

• USDA Plants Profile