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Exocarpos menziesii
Menzies' ballart (heau) is a rare, endangered Hawaiian shrub or small tree in the sandalwood family, found only in dry montane and lava-flow habitats. It is almost never grown in gardens, and it is a semi-parasitic root plant that needs a host to attach to.
Exocarpos menziesii, also known as heau, is an endangered rare Hawaiian native plant in the Santalaceae family. The genus Exocarpos contains shrubs and small trees whose roots are semi-parasitic in that they will attach themselves to other plants. This genus is distributed through South-East Asia, Pacific Islands and Australia.
Exocarpos menziesii can be found in Hawaii and is known historically on the island of Lanai. The range was once much larger, stretching from Kahuku Ranch to Hualalia and Pukapelle. Metrosideros shrubland or in dry forested areas. They are also sparsely distributed on lava flows between 1,400 and 2,100 m (4,600 and 6,900 ft) above sea level. Also, they are found in Montane Dry Systems on the Big Island of Hawaii.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Exocarpos menziesii by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
