- Bidens molokaiensis
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Molokaʻi Beggarticks Conservation status Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae (unranked): Angiosperms (unranked): Eudicots (unranked): Asterids Order: Asterales Family: Asteraceae Subfamily: Asteroideae Tribe: Heliantheae Subtribe: Coreopsidinae Genus: Bidens Species: B. molokaiensis Binomial name Bidens molokaiensis
(Hillebr.) SherffThe Molokaʻi Beggarticks (Bidens molokaiensis) 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 on Molokaʻi in the Hawaiian Islands.
It inhabits low shrublands and rocky shores. It is threatened by habitat loss due to the spread of invasive weeds, overgrazing, and brushfires.
References
- Bruegmann, M.M. & Caraway, V. (2003). Bidens molokaiensis. 2006. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. www.iucnredlist.org. Retrieved on 20 July 2007.
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