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Wilkesia hobdyi
Wilkesia hobdyi
Dwarf Iliau
Photographer: Eric White

ID: 0000 0000 1012 0271 (2012-10-05)

Copyright © 2012 Eric White

 
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  • date of photo  Aug 11, 2012
  • this photo depicts a plant that was cultivated or collected in the wild
  • photo location   McBryde Garden, National Tropical Botanical Garden
  • plant's place of origin   Hawaii, Kauai (Hawaiian Islands), US
  • family Asteraceae
  • plant community   Very dry ridges, 275-400m
  • notes   Endemic to Kauai and endangered. This plant is another member of the Silversword Alliance - a group of 3 endemic genera, 28 species and numerous variations, subspecies and hybrids which evolved from a single species in the Hawaiian Islands. The wild plants have become increasingly rare so it was a pleasure to see one in the garden!
  • camera   Nikon D80 Nikkor 60mm f/1:2.8
  • photo category: Plant - shrub

  • MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THIS PLANT
  • common names   Dwarf Iliau (photographer)
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