Bidens amplectens

Taxobox
name = Waiʻanae Kokoʻolau
status = VU
status_system = iucn3.1
regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Magnoliopsida
subclassis = Asteridae
unranked_ordo = Euasterids I
ordo = Asterales
familia = Asteraceae
subfamilia = Asteroideae
tribus = Heliantheae
subtribus = Coreopsidinae
genus = "Bidens"
species = "B. amplectens"
binomial = "Bidens amplectens"
binomial_authority = Sherff
synonyms =

The Waiʻanae Kokoʻolau ("Bidens amplectens") is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It belongs to the genus "Bidens", collectively called "kokoʻolau" or "koʻokoʻolau" in the Hawaiian language. It is found only in the Waianae Range on Oʻahu.

Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests. It is threatened by habitat loss due to the spread of invasive weeds and brushfires.

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