Hawaii scaleseed or Hawaii spermolepisApiaceae (Parsley or Carrot family)Endemic to the Hawaiian Islands (All the main islands except Niihau and Kahoolawe; now extinct on Molokai)NatureServe: ImperiledOahu (Cultivated)EtymologyThe generic name Spermolepis is derived from the Greek sperma, seed, and lepis, scale, referring to the frequently bumpy (tuberculate) or spiny fruit.The specific epithet hawaiiensis, belonging to Hawaii.
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