Hesperomannia lydgatei

Hesperomannia lydgatei
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Hesperomannia
Species: H. lydgatei
Binomial name
Hesperomannia lydgatei
Forbes

The Kauai island-aster or Kauai hesperomannia (Hesperomannia lydgatei) is a rare species of flowering plant in the Asteraceae family.

It is found only in Hawaii, where it is endemic to Kauai.

It is threatened by habitat loss. There are fewer than 300 individuals remaining.[1]

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