Bidens molokaiensis
| Molokaʻi beggarticks | |
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| 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.) Sherff | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Bidens molokaiensis, the Molokaʻi beggarticks, 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.[2][3]
It inhabits low shrublands and rocky shores. It is threatened by habitat loss due to the spread of invasive weeds, overgrazing, and brushfires.[4]
References
- ↑ The International Plant Names Index, Bidens molokaiensis Sherff
- ↑ Sherff, Earl Edward 1920. Botanical Gazette; Paper of Botanical Notes 70: 97
- ↑ Hillebrand, Wilhelm 1888. Flora of the Hawaiian Islands (Hillebrand) page 212
- ↑ 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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