Native Plants

Plant Database

Search for native plants by scientific name, common name or family. If you are not sure what you are looking for, try the Combination Search or our Recommended Species lists.

Enter a Plant Name:
Or you can choose a plant family:

Lobelia gaudichaudii ssp. koolauensis

Lobelia gaudichaudii A. DC. ssp. koolauensis (Hosaka & Fosberg) Lammers

Koolau Range Lobelia

Campanulaceae (Bellflower family)

Synonym(s): Lobelia gaudichaudii var. koolauensis, Lobelia koolauensis

USDA Symbol: LOGAK3

USDA Native Status: HI (N)

From the Image Gallery

No images of this plant

Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb , Subshrub , Shrub
Fruit Type: Capsule
Size Notes: Up to about 10 feet tall in full bloom.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: White
Bloom Time: Jan , Feb , Mar , Apr , May , Jun , Jul , Aug , Sep , Oct , Nov , Dec
Bloom Notes: Greenish or yellowish white. May bloom any time of the year under the right conditions.

Distribution

USA: HI
Native Distribution: Listed as endangered in the United States.
Native Habitat: Cloudswept wet forests.

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

USFWS Species Profile: Q14Y
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.

National Wetland Indicator Status

Region:	AGCP	AK	AW	CB	EMP	GP	HI	MW	NCNE	WMVE
Status:							FACW

This information is derived from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers National Wetland Plant List, Version 3.1 (Lichvar, R.W. 2013. The National Wetland Plant List: 2013 wetland ratings. Phytoneuron 2013-49: 1-241). Click here for map of regions.

Bibliography

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

Search More Titles in Bibliography

Web Reference

Webref 43 - Hawaiian Native Plant Genera (2006) University of Hawaii

Additional resources

USDA: Find Lobelia gaudichaudii ssp. koolauensis in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Lobelia gaudichaudii ssp. koolauensis in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Lobelia gaudichaudii ssp. koolauensis

Metadata

Record Modified: 2021-03-25
Research By: CBR

Go back