No common name (Lobelia monostachya)
Taxonomy:
View taxonomy in ITISListing Status: Endangered
Where Listed: WHEREVER FOUND
General Information
Lobelia monostachya, a member of the Campanulaceae (bellflower) family, is a prostrate woody shrub with stems 15 to 25 cm (6 to 10 in) long. The leaves are stalkless, linear, hairless, 7 to 15 cm (2.8 to 6 in) long, and 0.4 to 0.7 cm (0.2 to 0.3 in) wide. The flowering stalk is unbranched. The corolla is pale magenta, 15 to 18 mm (0.6 to 0.7 in) long, and approximately 5 mm (0.2 in) wide. The lobes of the corolla overlap spirally.» Range Information
Current Range
Current range maps are only shown within the jurisdictional boundaries of the United States of America. The species may also occur outside this region.
Wherever found
Listing status: Endangered
- States/US Territories in which this population is known to or is believed to occur: Hawaii
- US Counties in which this population is known to or is believed to occur: View All
- USFWS Refuges in which this population is known to occur:
» Candidate Information
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» Species Status Assessments (SSAs)
No Species Status Assessments (SSA's) are currently available for this species.
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» Recovery
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- Recovery Priority Number: 5
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» Critical Habitat
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» Life History
Habitat Requirements
This species occurs on steep, sparsely vegetated cliffs in mesic shrubland at an elevation of about 290 m (950 ft). Associated plant taxa include Artemisia sp. (ahinahina), Carex meyenii, Psilotum nudum (moa), and Eragrostis sp. (kawelu).
Movement / Home Range
Historically, Lobelia monostachya was known only from the Koolau Mountains of Oahu and had not been seen since its original discovery in the 1800s in Niu Valley and in the 1920s in Manoa Valley. In 1994, one individual was discovered in a previously unknown location in Wailupe Valley, Oahu.
Reproductive Strategy
This species has been observed in flower in May and June.
Other
The species is distinguished from others in the genus by the narrow, linear leaves without stalks and the short pink flowers.
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