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Phyllostegia waimeae
Kauai phyllostegia is a rare, federally endangered Hawaiian climbing subshrub in the mint family, known from only two wild plants on Kaua'i. It is grown only in conservation collections and needs a sheltered, moist, shaded spot as close to its native wet forest conditions as possible.
Phyllostegia waimeae is a rare species of flowering plant in the mint family known by the common name Kauai phyllostegia. It is endemic to Hawaii, where it is limited to the island of Kauai. It is a federally listed endangered species of the United States.
This plant was not seen since 1969 and was rediscovered in 2000. This pink-flowered subshrub grows in moist and wet forest habitat. There are only two wild individuals known to exist, but more are likely to be growing in habitat not recently surveyed. Additionally, there are several individuals that have been planted.
Mauna Kea phyllostegia · Ulihi phyllostegia · Lanai phyllostegia · Hillebrand's phyllostegia · Molokai phyllostegia · Hispid phyllostegia · Kaala phyllostegia · Waimea phyllostegia · Mann's phyllostegia · Waianae Range phyllostegia · Smallflower phyllostegia · Kiponapona
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Phyllostegia waimeae 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.
