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Peucedanum sandwicense
Makou is a rare Hawaiian perennial herb in the carrot family, known from cliffs and coastal canyons and listed as threatened. It is not commonly grown, so care guidance is limited to its wild habitat.
Peucedanum sandwicense is a rare species of flowering plant in the carrot family known by the common name makou. It is endemic to Hawaii, where it is known from Maui, Molokai, Kauai, and Oahu. It is threatened by introduced species of plants and animals. It is a federally listed threatened species of the United States.
This is a perennial herb which grows up to a meter tall, or possibly more. The caudex has a ring of fleshy roots. The leaves have highly dissected blades borne on long, stout petioles. The inflorescence is an umbel of many tiny white flowers. The plant has a scent similar to parsley.
Coastal Hogfennel · Hog's-fennel · Hogfennel · Peucedanum verticillare · Hog's Fennel
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Peucedanum sandwicense 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.
