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Wollastonia biflora

(L.) DC. (1836)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Eudicot-Asterids Order: Asterales Family: Asteraceae Genus: Wollastonia

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Description

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Accepted Subtaxa (in Hawai'i) (1)

Wollastonia biflora var. biflora

Uses and Culture

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Natural History

Statewide Status

Only found in cultivation

Island Status

Kaua'i Only found in cultivation
O'ahu Only found in cultivation

Dispersal Agents

Water/Ocean

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Bibliography

Name Published In: Prodr. 5: 546 (1836)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Wollastonia biflora Sandy Beach County Park In full sun. Preserved_Specimen Forming a tangled thicket up to 1.5 m deep. Stems somewhat scandent. Rays lemon yellow. Disk intermediate between canary-yellow & mustard. Flowers odorless (afternoon). Lau, J. 2146 Oahu BISH 1986-03-17
2 Wollastonia biflora Sandy Beach; planted between parking lot and ocean; near canal In sandy soil. Preserved_Specimen Stems spreading; ca. 50 plants. Corn, C. Oahu BISH 1987-11-11
3 Wollastonia biflora Waipahu, UTM 601133, 2365578 Growing in a cultivated roadside garden. Preserved_Specimen Sprawling herb, stems over 10 ft. long, flowers with yellow rays and disks. No fruit seen. OED 2008030602 Oahu BISH 2008-03-06
4 Wollastonia biflora Waimea Arboretum In dappled shade. Preserved_Specimen Subshrubs with stems several meters long, intertangled. Rays lemom yellow. Lau, J. 2648 Oahu BISH 1986-07-21
5 Wollastonia biflora Koloa District, NTBG in Lawai Valley, nursery area at Pump 6 Preserved_Specimen Perennial herb w/erect stems to 1 m, sparsely branching. Ray & disc florets yellow. Lorence, D.H. 7779 Kauai BISH 1996-05-09
6 Wollastonia biflora Sandy Beach; planted between parking lot and ocean; near canal In sandy soil. Preserved_Specimen Stems spreading; ca. 50 plants. Corn, C. Oahu BISH 1987-11-11
7 Wollastonia biflora Honolulu Preserved_Specimen Andersson, N.J. Oahu BISH 1852-01-01
8 Wollastonia biflora Sandy Beach; planted between parking lot and ocean; near canal In sandy soil. Preserved_Specimen Stems spreading; ca. 50 plants. Souza, W. Oahu BISH 1987-11-11
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