Tetramolopium lepidotum

Tetramolopium lepidotum

Critically Imperiled  (NatureServe)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Subfamily: Asteroideae
Tribe: Astereae
Genus: Tetramolopium
Species: T. lepidotum
Binomial name
Tetramolopium lepidotum
(Less.) Sherff

Tetramolopium lepidotum is a rare species of flowering plant in the aster family known by the common name Waianae Range tetramolopium.[1] It is endemic to Hawaii, where today it is known only from the Waianae Mountains on the island of Oahu. It is threatened by habitat degradation caused by feral goats and pigs and introduced species of plants.[2]

There are two subspecies:

This plant is a small, erect shrub growing up to 36 centimeters in maximum height. The leaves vary in shape from threadlike to linear to lance-shaped and measure up to 5 centimeters long. The inflorescence contains up to 12 flower heads. Each head contains white or purple-tinged ray florets and reddish disc florets.[2]

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