Melanthera fauriei (formerly Lipochaeta fauriei),[2] known by the common name Olokele Canyon nehe, is a rare species of flowering plant in the aster family.
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Melanthera |
| Species: | M. fauriei
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| Binomial name | |
| Melanthera fauriei (H.Lév.) W.L.Wagner & H.Rob.
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Distribution
editThe plant is endemic to Hawaiʻi, where it is known only from the island of Kauaʻi.[1]
It grows in several types of forest on Kauaʻi, and can be found in dry, moist, and wet habitat.[2]
Description
editMelanthera fauriei is sprawling perennial herb.
It produces daisylike yellow flower heads.[1]
Conservation
editMelanthera fauriei is federally listed as an endangered species of the United States. There are only ten populations remaining, with a total global population of no more than 240 plants.[2]
The main threat to the species is the loss and degradation of its habitat caused by deer, goats, rats, wild boars, fires, landslides, and invasive plant species.[2]
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References
edit- ^ a b c Lipochaeta fauriei. The Nature Conservancy.
- ^ a b c d USFWS. Melanthera fauriei Five-year Review. August 2010.
External links
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Media related to Wollastonia fauriei at Wikimedia Commons