Wollastonia fauriei (H. Lév.) Orchard

Nehe or Olokele Canyon neheAsteraceae (Sunflower family)Endemic to the Hawaiian Islands (Kauai only)IUCN: Critically EndangeredKauai (Cultivated)Habitwww.flickr.com/photos/dweickhoff/5490620181/in/datetaken-...Leaveswww.flickr.com/photos/dweickhoff/5491214480/in/datetaken-...Other plant featureswww.flickr.com/photos/dweickhoff/5491217818/in/datetaken-...EtymologyThe Greek generic name Melanthera means black-stamened-one.The specific epithet fauriei is named for Jean Urbain Faurie (1847-1915), a French priest and botanist, who sent many botanical specimens from the Hawaiian Islands and elsewhere to major herbaria in Europe and America.

Nehe or Olokele Canyon neheAsteraceae (Sunflower family)Endemic to the Hawaiian Islands (Kauai only)IUCN: Critically EndangeredKauai (Cultivated)Flowerwww.flickr.com/photos/dweickhoff/5491217146/in/datetaken-...EtymologyThe Greek generic name Melanthera means black-stamened-one.The specific epithet fauriei is named for Jean Urbain Faurie (1847-1915), a French priest and botanist, who sent many botanical specimens from the Hawaiian Islands and elsewhere to major herbaria in Europe and America.

Nehe or Olokele Canyon neheAsteraceae (Sunflower family)Endemic to the Hawaiian Islands (Kauai only)IUCN: Critically EndangeredKauai (Cultivated)Flowerwww.flickr.com/photos/dweickhoff/5491217146/in/datetaken-...EtymologyThe Greek generic name Melanthera means black-stamened-one.The specific epithet fauriei is named for Jean Urbain Faurie (1847-1915), a French priest and botanist, who sent many botanical specimens from the Hawaiian Islands and elsewhere to major herbaria in Europe and America.

Nehe or Olokele Canyon neheAsteraceae (Sunflower family)Endemic to the Hawaiian Islands (Kauai only)IUCN: Critically EndangeredKauai (Cultivated)Flowerwww.flickr.com/photos/dweickhoff/5491217146/in/datetaken-...EtymologyThe Greek generic name Melanthera means black-stamened-one.The specific epithet fauriei is named for Jean Urbain Faurie (1847-1915), a French priest and botanist, who sent many botanical specimens from the Hawaiian Islands and elsewhere to major herbaria in Europe and America.(Photo is a bit overexposed, but shows a stem feature of this extremely rare plant.)