Wilkesia hobdyi
endemicAsteraceae

Wilkesia hobdyi

Dwarf Iliau

Wilkesia hobdyi, the dwarf iliau, is a species of flowering plant in the sunflower family, Asteraceae, that is endemic to the island of Kauaʻi in Hawaii. It was first collected in 1968, and was not formally described until 1971. The number of living plants is estimated at fewer than 300. It is considered Critically Imperiled in global rank which means it is at very high risk of extinction. It has been a federally protected species since...

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Where documented · 2 ahupuaʻa
documented occurrences · iNaturalist + GBIF · iNaturalist 3 · GBIF 2 records
Waimea · KauaʻiiNat 2 · GBIF 1
Hanamāʻulu · KauaʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 1