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Tetramolopium consanguineum var. kauense

Tetramolopium consanguineum (A. Gray) Hillebr. var. kauense Lowrey

Kauai Tetramolopium

Asteraceae (Aster Family)

Synonym(s):

USDA Symbol: TECOK

USDA Native Status: HI (N)

Possibly extinct.

This taxon appears as Tetramolopium consanguineum ssp. leptophyllum var. kauense on the USDA PLANTS Database website.

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Shrub
Size Notes: Up to about 6 feet tall.
Fruit: Fruit is a cypsela (pl. cypselae). Though technically incorrect, the fruit is often referred to as an achene.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: White , Pink
Bloom Time: Jan , Feb , Mar , Apr , May , Jun , Jul , Aug , Sep , Oct , Nov , Dec

Distribution

USA: HI

Bibliography

Bibref 1790 - Hawaiian Plant Life - Vegetation and Flora (2014) Gustafson, Robert J.; Derral R. Herbst; Philip W. ...

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Web Reference

Webref 28 - NatureServe Explorer: An online encyclopedia of life (2018) NatureServe

Additional resources

USDA: Find Tetramolopium consanguineum var. kauense in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Tetramolopium consanguineum var. kauense in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Tetramolopium consanguineum var. kauense

Metadata

Record Modified: 2023-07-24
Research By: CBR

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