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Cyanea grimesiana ssp. obatae

Cyanea grimesiana Gaudich. ssp. obatae (H. St. John) Lammers

Splitleaf Cyanea, Haha

Campanulaceae (Bellflower family)

Synonym(s): Cyanea grimesiana var. hirsutifolia, Cyanea grimesiana var. obovata

USDA Symbol: CYGRO

USDA Native Status: HI (N)

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Shrub
Fruit Type: Berry
Size Notes: Up to about 10 feet tall.
Fruit: Orange.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: White , Purple
Bloom Time: Jan , Feb , Mar , Apr , May , Jun , Jul , Aug , Sep , Oct , Nov , Dec
Bloom Notes: Purplish or greenish to yellowish white, often striped with magenta. May bloom any time of the year under the right conditions.

Distribution

USA: HI
Native Habitat: Mesic to wet forests.

U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Threatened & Endangered Status

USFWS Species Profile: Q2SR
Status: Endangered
Historic Range: U.S.A. (HI)
Critical Habitat: 17.96(a)
Special Rules: N/A
This information is derived from the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Serrvice Environmental Conservation Online System.

Bibliography

Bibref 1798 - Manual of the Flowering Plants of Hawaii, Revised Edition (1999) Wagner, W.L.; Herbst, D.R.; Sohmer, S.H.

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Web Reference

Webref 49 - Flora of the Hawaiian Islands (2020) Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History
Webref 43 - Hawaiian Native Plant Genera (2006) University of Hawaii

Additional resources

USDA: Find Cyanea grimesiana ssp. obatae in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Cyanea grimesiana ssp. obatae in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Cyanea grimesiana ssp. obatae

Metadata

Record Modified: 2021-03-18
Research By: CBR

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