Bidens cosmoides

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Pool nui, Kookoolau or Cosmosflower beggarticksAsteraceaeEndemic to the Hawaiian Islands (Kauai only)IUCN: EndangeredOahu (Cultivated)Closeup of flower:www.flickr.com/photos/50823119@N08/4750376317/in/photolis...www.flickr.com/photos/50823119@N08/4750377125/in/photolis...Early Hawaiians used the leaves in hot teas and tonics. Today, all species of kookoolau can be brewed as a tonic and each are said to have distinct flavors. Regarding Bidens spp., Isabella Abbott comments that "I find that the roughly half a dozen species common in Hawaii offer two or three slightly different flavors, each a bit more subtle than commercial black tea." ("Lau Hawaii: Traditional Hawaiian Uses of Plants")nativeplants.hawaii.edu/plant/view/Bidens_cosmoides