Kauaʻi record · kba_plant_wilkesia_gymnoxiphium
ʻiliau
Wilkesia gymnoxiphium
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About ʻiliau
ʻiliau is a shrub rosette in the Kauaʻi vascular and land plants group. Its origin status is endemic.
Kauaʻi evidence
Species identity and image source are documented. Additional ecological and conservation citations are recommended.
Names and classification
- Scientific name
- Wilkesia gymnoxiphium
- Hawaiian names
- ʻiliau
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Order
- Asterales
- Record type
- Species or taxonomic group
Kauaʻi occurrence and status
- Kauaʻi occurrence
- Documented Kauaʻi endemic or regional endemic
- Origin
- Endemic
- Conservation status
- Conservation priority; formal rank not listed
- Evidence date
- 2026-09-13
- Evidence limits
- No major occurrence uncertainty noted
Habitat and ecology
- Habitats
- Dry cliffs · Canyon slopes · Shrubland
- Food and resource needs
- Light, water, nutrients, and suitable soil or substrate
- Reproduction
- Viable propagules and suitable establishment conditions
- Shelter
- Suitable soil, substrate, and vegetation structure
- Growth form
- Shrub rosette
Threats and conservation
- Threats
- Fire, invasive grasses, goats/ungulates, trail disturbance
- Conservation actions
- Fire management, weed control, rare plant monitoring
- Monitoring
- Fire management, weed control, rare plant monitoring
- Data gaps
- Additional ecological and conservation citations are recommended
Process and seasonal context
- Seasonal timing
- Not assessed
- Seasonal description
- ʻiliau is a shrub rosette in the Kauaʻi vascular and land plants group. Its origin status is endemic.
