Phyllostegia wawrana is a rare species of flowering plant in the mint family known by the common name fuzzystem phyllostegia. It is endemic to Hawaii, where it is limited to the island of Kauai.[1] It is a federally listed endangered species of the United States.
Phyllostegia wawrana | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Lamiales |
Family: | Lamiaceae |
Genus: | Phyllostegia |
Species: | P. wawrana
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Binomial name | |
Phyllostegia wawrana |
When this plant was listed as an endangered species there were up to 36 individuals on Kauai. By 2006 there were up to 55 plants in three populations.[2] This plant grows only in moist and wet forest habitat.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c Phyllostegia wawrana. The Nature Conservancy.
- ^ USFWS. Phyllostegia wawrana Five-year Review. July 2009.
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