Lobelia hypoleuca
endemicCampanulaceae

Lobelia hypoleuca

Kuhi'aikamo'owahie

Endemic to Hawaiʻinative

Found naturally nowhere else on Earth.

Lobelia hypoleuca, common names kuhiʻaikamoʻowahie, 'ōpelu, liua, or mo'owahie, is one of several species in the genus Lobelia endemic to Hawaii though cultivated elsewhere. It is found in nature on the islands of Kauaʻi, Oʻahu, Molokaʻi, Lānaʻi, Maui and Hawaiʻi.

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Seasonality

Only 4 phenology-annotated observations exist for this species in Hawaiʻi — too few to describe a season. No window is inferred.

Gallery · 2 · iNaturalist
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Where documented · 40 ahupuaʻa
documented occurrences · iNaturalist + GBIF · iNaturalist 18 · GBIF 85 records