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Lepidium serra

A Hawaiian native subshrub from Kaua‘i occupying subtropical habitats is endangered with a predicted risk of extinction.

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Summary

Native to Kaua‘i in the Hawaiian Islands, the plant is a subshrub or shrub that grows in the subtropical biome and was first published in 1867.

It is listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, with a confident assessment of threatened extinction risk.

Taxonomy

Taxonomic Rank
Species
Author
H.Mann
Publication
Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 7: 149 (1867)

Superior Taxa

Kingdom
Plantae
Subkingdom
Pteridobiotina
Phylum
Angiosperms
Order
Brassicales
Family
Brassicaceae
Genus
Lepidium

Synonyms

Nasturtium serra

References

Lepidium serra H.Mann | Plants of the World Online…. powo.science.kew.org.
World Flora Online. worldfloraonline.org. June 2024.