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Lobelia oahuensis

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Kingdom
  
Plantae

Family
  
Campanulaceae

Genus
  
Lobelia

Rank
  
Species

Order
  
Asterales

Subfamily
  
Lobelioideae

Scientific name
  
Lobelia oahuensis

Similar
  
Lobelia niihauensis, Lobelia rhombifolia, Lobelia thapsoidea, Lobelia gattingeri, Lobelia arnhemiaca

Lobelia oahuensis is a rare species of flowering plant in the bellflower family known by the common name Oahu lobelia. It is endemic to Hawaii, where it is known only from the island of Oahu. There are about 100 individuals remaining in the Koʻolau Range, and only one known individual in the Waianae Range. It is federally listed as an endangered species of the United States.

This plant grows almost exclusively on the high, exposed main ridge of the mountains, where its habitat is wet shrublands on the windy slopes up to the ridgelines of the cloud zone. It is threatened by habitat degradation and predation.

The inflorescence of this plant is over a meter long and densely packed with blue flowers.

References

Lobelia oahuensis Wikipedia