Lipochaeta
Encyclopedia
Lipochaeta is a genus
of flowering plant
s in the daisy family, Asteraceae
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Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of flowering plant
Flowering plant
The flowering plants , also known as Angiospermae or Magnoliophyta, are the most diverse group of land plants. Angiosperms are seed-producing plants like the gymnosperms and can be distinguished from the gymnosperms by a series of synapomorphies...
s in the daisy family, Asteraceae
Asteraceae
The Asteraceae or Compositae , is an exceedingly large and widespread family of vascular plants. The group has more than 22,750 currently accepted species, spread across 1620 genera and 12 subfamilies...
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Selected species
- Lipochaeta connata (Gaudich.) DC. – Nehe
- Lipochaeta degeneri Sherff – Molokai Nehe
- Lipochaeta heterophylla A.Gray – Lavaflow Nehe
- Lipochaeta lobataLipochaeta lobataLipochaeta lobata is a species of flowering plant in the aster family known by the common name shrubland nehe. It is endemic to Hawaii, where it can be found on Oahu, Maui, and Niihau....
(Gaudich.) DC. – Shrubland Nehe- Lipochaeta lobata var. leptophylla O.Deg. & Sherff
- Lipochaeta lobata var. lobata
- Lipochaeta rockii Sherff – Rock's Mehe
- Lipochaeta succulentaLipochaeta succulentaLipochaeta succulenta is a plant endemic to all the main Hawaiian islands except Lanai.L. succulenta is a perennial, clump-forming subshrub up to tall with lax, spreading stems that root at the nodes. Leaves are glossy green, succulent, and long...
(Hook. & Arn.) DC. – Seaside Nehe
Formerly placed here
- Melanthera faurieiMelanthera faurieiMelanthera fauriei is a rare species of flowering plant in the aster family known by the common name Olokele Canyon nehe. It is endemic to Hawaii, where it is known only from the island of Kauai. It is federally listed as an endangered species of the United States.This perennial herb produces...
(H.Lév.) W.L.Wagner & H.Rob. (as L. fauriei H.Lév.) - Melanthera kamolensisMelanthera kamolensisMelanthera kamolensis is a rare species of flowering plant in the aster family known by the common name Maui nehe. It is endemic to Hawaii, where it is known only from the island of Maui. It is federally listed as an endangered species of the United States.This perennial herb produces daisylike...
(O.Deg.) & Sherff) W.L.Wagner & H.Rob. (as L. kamolensis O.Deg. & Sherff) - Melanthera micranthaMelanthera micranthaMelanthera micrantha is a rare species of flowering plant in the aster family known by the common name Kauai nehe. It is endemic to Hawaii, where it is known only from the island of Kauai. It is federally listed as an endangered species of the United States.This perennial herb produces daisylike...
(Nutt.) W.L. Wagner & H.Rob. (as L. micrantha (Nutt.) A.Gray) - Melanthera tenuifoliaMelanthera tenuifoliaMelanthera tenuifolia is a rare species of flowering plant in the aster family known by the common names Waianae Range nehe and slender-leaf nehe. It is endemic to Hawaii, where it is known only from the island of Oahu...
(A.Gray) W.L. Wagner & H.Rob. (as L. tenuifolia A.Gray) - Melanthera waimeaensisMelanthera waimeaensisMelanthera waimeaensis is a rare species of flowering plant in the aster family known by the common name Waimea Canyon nehe. It is endemic to Hawaii, where it is known only from the island of Kauai. It is federally listed as an endangered species of the United States.This perennial herb produces...
(H.St.John) W.L.Wagner & H.Rob.(as L. waimeaensis H.St.John) - Melanthera venosaMelanthera venosaMelanthera venosa is a rare species of flowering plant in the aster family known by the common name spreading nehe. It is endemic to Hawaii, where it is known only from the island of Hawaii. It is federally listed as an endangered species of the United States.This perennial herb produces daisylike...
(Sherff) W.L.Wagner & H.Rob. (as L. venosa Sherff) - Wedelia acapulcensis var. hispidaWedelia acapulcensisWedelia acapulcensis, commonly known as Acapulco Wedelia, is a species of flowering plant in the sunflower family, Asteraceae. It is native to Texas in the United States, Mexico, and Central America.-Varieties:...
(Kunth) Strother (as L. texana Torr. & A.Gray)