Lobelia gaudichaudii
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Lobelia gaudichaudii is a species of flowering plant in the bellflower family
known by the common name Koolau Range lobelia. It is endemic to Hawaii
, where it is known only from the island of Oahu
.
There are two subspecies of the plant. One, ssp. koolauensis, is limited to five populations with a total of 252 individuals, and is listed as an endangered species
by the US government.
The tubular flower is up to 75 centimeters long and may be any of several shades of red, greenish, yellowish, or white.
Campanulaceae
The family Campanulaceae , of the order Asterales, contains about 2000 species in 70 genera of herbaceous plants, shrubs, and rarely small trees, often with milky non-toxic sap...
known by the common name Koolau Range lobelia. It is endemic to Hawaii
Hawaii
Hawaii is the newest of the 50 U.S. states , and is the only U.S. state made up entirely of islands. It is the northernmost island group in Polynesia, occupying most of an archipelago in the central Pacific Ocean, southwest of the continental United States, southeast of Japan, and northeast of...
, where it is known only from the island of Oahu
Oahu
Oahu or Oahu , known as "The Gathering Place", is the third largest of the Hawaiian Islands and most populous of the islands in the U.S. state of Hawaii. The state capital Honolulu is located on the southeast coast...
.
There are two subspecies of the plant. One, ssp. koolauensis, is limited to five populations with a total of 252 individuals, and is listed as an endangered species
Endangered species
An endangered species is a population of organisms which is at risk of becoming extinct because it is either few in numbers, or threatened by changing environmental or predation parameters...
by the US government.
The tubular flower is up to 75 centimeters long and may be any of several shades of red, greenish, yellowish, or white.