Hesperomannia arbuscula

Hesperomannia arbuscula
Conservation status
Critically Endangered (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Genus:	Hesperomannia
Species:	H. arbuscula
Binomial name
Hesperomannia arbuscula Hillebr.

The Maui Hesperomannia (Hesperomannia arbuscula) is a species of flowering plant in the Asteraceae family that is endemic to the islands of Oʻahu and Maui in Hawaiʻi. It is found in mixed mesic and wet forests at elevations of 350–900 m (1,150–3,000 ft).^[2] It is threatened by habitat loss.

There are fewer than 60 plants remaining in the wild.^[3]

References

1. ^ Bruegmann, M.M. & Caraway, V. 2003. Hesperomannia arbuscula. 2010 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 14 April 2011.
2. ^ "Hesperomannia arbuscula". Hawaii's Comprehensive Wildlife Conservation Strategy. Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources. http://www.state.hi.us/dlnr/dofaw/cwcs/files/Flora%20fact%20sheets/Hes_arb%20plant%20NTBG_W.pdf. Retrieved 2009-10-28. 
3. ^ Hesperomannia arbuscula. The Nature Conservancy.