| Hesperomannia arbuscula | |
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| Conservation status | |
 Critically Endangered (IUCN 3.1) | |
 Critically Imperiled (NatureServe) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Hesperomannia |
| Species: | H. arbuscula |
| Binomial name | |
| Hesperomannia arbuscula Hillebr. | |
Hesperomannia arbuscula, the Maui island-aster or Maui hesperomannia, is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae that is endemic to the island of Maui in Hawaiʻi; plants from Oʻahu are now classified as Hesperomannia oahuensis. It is found in mixed mesic and wet forests at elevations of 350–900 m (1,150–2,950 ft). It is threatened by habitat degradation caused by feral pigs, competition with alien plants, predation from rats, and trampling or collecting by humans.
There are fewer than 25 plants remaining in the wild.
References
- ^ Bruegmann, M.M.; Caraway, V. (2003). "Hesperomannia arbuscula". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2003: e.T34003A9826564. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2003.RLTS.T34003A9826564.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ^ "Hesperomannia arbuscula Maui Island-aster". NatureServe. 7 August 1990. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
- "Hesperomannia arbuscula" (PDF). Hawaii's Comprehensive Wildlife Conservation Strategy. Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-06-16. Retrieved 2009-10-28.
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| Hesperomannia arbuscula |
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