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Hesperomannia arborescens
Also called Lanai Hesperomannia
Hesperomannia arborescens is a rare Hawaiian shrub or small tree in the daisy family, found only in wet forest and shrubland on a few islands. It is a conservation concern with fewer than 200 wild individuals left, and it is not a common garden plant.
Hesperomannia arborescens, the Lanai island-aster or Lanai hesperomannia, is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae.
It is found only in Hawaii, where there are fewer than 200 individuals remaining. Most are in the Koʻolau Range of Oahu, and there are a few on Molokai, Maui, and Lanai. It is a perennial shrub or tree. It grows in wet forests and shrublands.
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Hesperomannia arborescens 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.
