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Silene alexandri
Kamalo Gulch catchfly is a rare, endangered Hawaiian subshrub from one small stretch of Molokai, known from only about six surviving plants. It is not a plant for general home growing and is protected rather than cultivated.
Silene alexandri is a rare species of flowering plant in the family Caryophyllaceae known by the common names Kamalo Gulch catchfly and Alexander's catchfly. It is endemic to Hawaii, where it is known only from the island of Molokai. It is threatened by the degradation of its habitat and it is a federally listed endangered species of the United States.
This subshrub grows 30 to 60 centimetres (12 to 24 inches) tall and bears white flowers. It grows in moist lowland shrubland on the sides of steep basalt cliffs. The plant has only been seen on a stretch of the island of Molokai 4 kilometres (2.5 miles) in length. Only one small population of six plants is thought to remain.
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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.
