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Bidens menziesii subsp. menziesii

This name is accepted

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

ko‘oko‘olau, ko‘olau, koʻokoʻolau [kookoolau]

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Description

Key Characters:

Growth Form: Upright (erect) shrubs, 0.5-2.5 m tall.

Stems:

Roots:

Leaves: Opposite. Blade segments filiform or linear Margins bipinnatifid or entire.

Flowers:

Fruit: Fruit a simple; dry; achene (cypsela);

Ploidy:

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Historical Distribution

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Uses and Culture

USES

Natural History

Statewide Status

Endemic

Island Status

O'ahu Only found in cultivation
Molokai Endemic
Maui Endemic
Hawai'i Unknown

Dispersal Agents


Pollinators

Bibliography

Other References

Wagner et al. 1990:278 (Mo, WM)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Bidens menziesii subsp. menziesii Small valley east of E fork of Kawela Gulch Dry, sunny slopes Preserved_Specimen Becoming 4½' high from single short main stem sometimes 2 in diam. Degener, O. 2894 Molokai BISH 1928-06-11
2 Bidens menziesii subsp. menziesii Makolelau gulch, below Puu Kolekole In Dodonaea-Styphelia lowland mesic shrubland w/Vaccinium, Psychotria, Diospyros, Sophora chrysophylla, Neraudia sericea, Lipochaeta rockii, Myoporum, Wikstroemia, Metrosideros, Pleomele, Pittosporum, Chamaesyce, Lysimachia, Viola, Pipturus, Scaevola, Urera glabra, Lantana, Melinis minutiflora, Schiedea. Preserved_Specimen With flower and fruit. Perlman, S. 6666 Molokai BISH 1987-10-23
3 Bidens menziesii subsp. menziesii Between Kamalo & Kaunakakai One of the dry valleys Preserved_Specimen Degener, O. 3177 Molokai BISH 1928-07-29
4 Bidens menziesii subsp. menziesii West Maui, West Maui NAR, Lihau Section, middle ridge of Lihau - one ridge south of Liha peak, Aspect: NW. Dry/Mesic Shrubland: Dodonaea, Metrosideros, Eragrostis, Sida, Osteomeles, Bidens, Myoporum, Heteropogon, Schiedea, Lipochaeta, Wollastonia, Bidens menziesii Preserved_Specimen Common, tall plants, glabrous achenes, compared to other Bidens sp. In area. Pezzillo, Z. 1113 Maui BISH 2025-03-19
5 Bidens menziesii subsp. menziesii Precipitous SE slope of Paupau, Lahaina Dry, grassy region Preserved_Specimen Degener, O. 19775 Maui BISH 1949-08-07
6 Bidens menziesii subsp. menziesii E slope of Kapulei Arid, barren ledges on cliffs Preserved_Specimen Degener, O. 3006 Molokai BISH 1928-06-25
7 Bidens menziesii subsp. menziesii E slope of Kapulei Arid, barren ledges on cliffs Preserved_Specimen Degener, O. 3006 Molokai BISH 1928-06-25
8 Bidens menziesii subsp. menziesii Kamalo quad, Ridge above Onini Gulch In dry scrub with Santalum, Wikstroemia, Osteomeles, Gnaphalium, Schiedea and Wahlenbergia Preserved_Specimen Shrub 7ft tall Anderson, S.J. 536 Molokai BISH 1982-05-28
9 Bidens menziesii subsp. menziesii Small valley east of east fork of Kawela Gulch On dry sunny slopes Preserved_Specimen Becoming 4 1/2 ft. high fron single short main stem sometimes 2 in. in diameter. Degener, O. 2894 Molokai BISH 1928-06-11
10 Bidens menziesii subsp. menziesii Small valley east of E fork of Kawela Gulch Dry, sunny slopes Preserved_Specimen Becoming 4½' high from single short main stem sometimes 2 in diam. Degener, O. 2894 Molokai BISH 1928-06-11
11 Bidens menziesii subsp. menziesii below Puu Kolekole Uncommin in mesic scrub of Dodonaea, Styphelia & Metrosideros, slopes. Preserved_Specimen Shrub 2 m ht. Nagata, K.M. 2716 Molokai BISH 1983-07-29
12 Bidens menziesii subsp. menziesii Second eastern gulch, Wawaia Hot, arid cliffs Preserved_Specimen Degener, O. 3007 Molokai BISH 1928-06-27
13 Bidens menziesii subsp. menziesii East Ohia Arid region (only one plant found) Preserved_Specimen Wiebke, H. 3084 Molokai BISH 1928-07-17
14 Bidens menziesii subsp. menziesii Crest & E side of Makolelau Ridge, from Puu Kolekole heading S along old rd to coast Relatively intact dry forest of Diospyros, Pouteria, Canthium, Nestegis, & Pleomele Preserved_Specimen Subshrub 0.6-1.0 m tall, ray florets usually 6, yellow, disc florets yellow Lorence, D.H. 5668 Molokai BISH 1987-10-23
15 Bidens menziesii subsp. menziesii Kawela AHU. Tr 6(13), on ridge betw W & E forks of Kawela Gulch Dry exotic grassland wiht native & exotic shrubs and scattered native trees Preserved_Specimen Warshauer, F.R. 2328 Molokai BISH 1979-06-20
16 Bidens menziesii subsp. menziesii Molokai Ranch Along Makakupaia Rd, on S slope of Molokai above Kaunakakai With mixed weeds: Waltheria, Leucaena, Argemone, Sida, Tridax, etc. On badly eroded slopes that area deeply guillied (cattle only recently removed) Preserved_Specimen Gillett, G.W. 1802 Molokai BISH 1965-08-05
17 Bidens menziesii subsp. menziesii West Maui, West Maui Forest Reserve, Halepohaku Mountain, large valley below ulaula peak Aspect: SE, scattered plants, near vertical rocky slopes in remnant dry shrubland. Remnant low elevation dry shrubland: Leucaena leucocephata, Sida fallax, Waltheria indica, Cenchrus ciliaris, Heteropogon contortus, Sicyos hispidus, Dodonaea viscosa, Zinnia peruviana, Stapelia gigantea, Wollastonia lavarum, Argemone glauca, Declobanthus peltatus Preserved_Specimen Pezzillo, Z. 413 Maui BISH 2023-04-13
18 Bidens menziesii subsp. menziesii West Maui, Lahaina District, slopes of Helu, Puehuehunui, Luakoi Ridge Vegetation: Dodonaea, Santalum, Myoporum, Lipochaeta, Waltheria, Doryopteris, Eragrostis, Heteropogon. Preserved_Specimen Shrubs to 2m tall. Oppenheimer, H.L. 120614 Maui BISH 2006-12-07
19 Bidens menziesii subsp. menziesii Kamalo Gulch Hot, barren cliffs Preserved_Specimen Degener, O. 3008 Molokai BISH 1928-06-29
20 Bidens menziesii subsp. menziesii Central Molokai Ranch land Preserved_Specimen Uehara, S. Molokai BISH 1962-04-24
21 Bidens menziesii subsp. menziesii Makakupaia, on ridge near jeep rd to Kamakou Preserve (Kawela) Growing with Melinus minutiflora and Pteridium aquilinum near pine planting Preserved_Specimen 5' tall, Ray and disk flowers yellow Cuddihy, L.W. 1265 Molokai BISH 1982-05-31
22 Bidens menziesii subsp. menziesii E slope of Kapulei Arid, barren ledges on cliffs Preserved_Specimen Degener, O. 3006 Molokai BISH 1928-06-25
23 Bidens menziesii subsp. menziesii Small valley east of east fork of Kawela Gulch Dry, sunny slopes Preserved_Specimen Degener, O. 2894 Molokai BISH 1928-06-11
24 Bidens menziesii subsp. menziesii Kamalo Gulch Preserved_Specimen Forbes, C.N. 590 Molokai BISH 1912-09-01
25 Bidens menziesii subsp. menziesii Small valley east of east fork of Kawela Gulch On dry sunny slopes Preserved_Specimen Becoming 4 1/2 ft. high from single short main stem sometimes 2 in. in diameter. Degener, O. 2894 Molokai BISH 1928-06-11
26 Bidens menziesii subsp. menziesii Several mi along E fork of Kawela Gulch Bare, arid, windswept plateau Preserved_Specimen Degener, O. 2870 Molokai BISH 1928-05-05
27 Bidens menziesii subsp. menziesii Molokai Ranch Along Makakupaia Rd, on S slope of Molokai above Kaunakakai With mixed weeds: Waltheria, Leucaena, Argemone, Sida, Tridax, etc. On badly eroded slopes that area deeply guillied (cattle only recently removed) Preserved_Specimen Gillett, G.W. 1802 Molokai BISH 1965-08-05
28 Bidens menziesii subsp. menziesii Punahou area, 1940 Manoa Rd Preserved_Specimen Shrub 1.5 m tall, ray floret ligules mimosa, disk floret corolla buttercup yellow, flower fragrance none (midmorning) Lau, J. 1216 Oahu BISH 1985-07-16
29 Bidens menziesii subsp. menziesii Punahou area, 1940 Manoa Rd Preserved_Specimen Shrub 1.5 m tall, ray floret ligules mimosa, disk floret corolla buttercup yellow, flower fragrance none (midmorning) Lau, J. 1216 Oahu BISH 1985-07-16
30 Bidens menziesii subsp. menziesii Makakupaia area Ridge E of Onini Gulch Preserved_Specimen Tall (more or less 8 ft), sparingly branched shrub with gray-green foliage, yellow flowers Herbst, D.R. 2939 Molokai BISH 1973-04-03
31 Bidens menziesii subsp. menziesii Hawaii Preserved_Specimen Rémy, J. 290 Hawaii BISH 1851-01-01
32 Bidens menziesii subsp. menziesii First major gulch W of Makolelau, on the way towards slope, bottom & rim of gulch Preserved_Specimen Flowers yellow, stems to 2 m ht. Kiehn, M. 92081641 Molokai BISH 1992-08-16
33 Bidens menziesii subsp. menziesii W Maui, Lahaina District, Lihau Lowland Dry Shrubland at 2200 ft with Dodonaea, Rhynchelytrum, Lipochaeta, Osteomeles, Opuntia, Styphelia and assorted alien herbs Preserved_Specimen Welton, P. 1386 Maui BISH 1991-10-28
34 Bidens menziesii subsp. menziesii W Maui, Lahaina District, Lihau Lowland Dry Shrubland at 1800 ft on a W facing slope with Dodonaea viscosa, Sida fallax, Lipochaeta lavarum, L. lobata and Eragrostis sp. Preserved_Specimen Welton, P. 872 Maui BISH 1991-07-08
35 Bidens menziesii subsp. menziesii Mts below Kolekole Preserved_Specimen Forbes, C.N. 116 Molokai BISH 1912-07-01
36 Bidens menziesii subsp. menziesii Kamalo Preserved_Specimen Rock, J.F.C. 998 Molokai BISH 1910-06-01
37 Bidens menziesii subsp. menziesii Kawela Gulch Preserved_Specimen Degener, O. 2894 Molokai BISH 1928-06-11
38 Bidens menziesii subsp. menziesii Olowalu Valley Preserved_Specimen Forbes, C.N. 2267 Maui BISH 1920-05-08
39 Bidens menziesii subsp. menziesii W Maui, NE of Olowalu Preserved_Specimen Nitta, K. 11205 Maui BISH 1937-05-14
40 Bidens menziesii subsp. menziesii Olowalu Gulch Preserved_Specimen Krauss, N.L.H. 1103 Maui BISH 1967-03-21
41 Bidens menziesii subsp. menziesii Waiakuilani gulch Metrosideros, Leptecophylla, Lipochaeta, Osteomeles anthyllidifolia, Nestegis sandwicensis, Spermolepis hawaiiensis, Nesoluma polynesicum, Pouteria sandwicensis, Coprosma foliosa, Melinis minutiflora, Anthoxanthum, Ageratina riparia Preserved_Specimen 3-6'; yellow flower; fruit Perlman, S. 20431 Molokai BISH 2007-06-07
42 Bidens menziesii subsp. menziesii Mts below Puu Kolekole (illegible) Preserved_Specimen Forbes, C.N. 116 Molokai BISH 1912-07-01
43 Bidens menziesii subsp. menziesii Small valley east of east fork of Kawela Gulch On dry sunny slopes Preserved_Specimen Becoming 4 1/2 ft. high from single short main stem sometimes 2 in. in diameter. Degener, O. 2894 Molokai BISH 1928-06-11
44 Bidens menziesii subsp. menziesii Makakupaia Arid forest hill Preserved_Specimen Degener, O. 27550 Molokai BISH 1961-06-30
45 Bidens menziesii subsp. menziesii E Ohia Arid cliffs Preserved_Specimen Degener, O. 3083 Molokai BISH 1928-07-17
46 Bidens menziesii subsp. menziesii W Maui, Ridge E of Wainee Preserved_Specimen Forbes, C.N. Maui BISH 1910-08-01
47 Bidens menziesii subsp. menziesii Kamiloloa Kamiloloa (Government) E of Kamiloloa Gulch on the ridge Preserved_Specimen Summers, C.C. Molokai BISH 1983-03-25
48 Bidens menziesii subsp. menziesii Kamalo Preserved_Specimen Rock, J.F.C. Molokai BISH 1920-02-01
49 Bidens menziesii subsp. menziesii E central Molokai Preserved_Specimen Christ, J.H. Molokai BISH 1955-04-01
50 Bidens menziesii subsp. menziesii Kamalo Preserved_Specimen Rock, J.F.C. Molokai BISH 1920-02-01
51 Bidens menziesii subsp. menziesii Kamiloloa Kamiloloa (Government) E of Kamiloloa Gulch on the ridge Preserved_Specimen Summers, C.C. Molokai BISH 1983-03-25
52 Bidens menziesii subsp. menziesii W Maui, Ridge E of Wainee Preserved_Specimen Forbes, C.N. Maui BISH 1910-08-01
53 Bidens menziesii subsp. menziesii Kalae Preserved_Specimen Molokai BISH
54 Bidens menziesii subsp. menziesii unknown Preserved_Specimen Menzies, A. BISH 1792-01-01
55 Bidens menziesii subsp. menziesii unknown Preserved_Specimen Menzies, A. BISH 1792-01-01
56 Bidens menziesii subsp. menziesii Olowalu Gulch Preserved_Specimen Krauss, N.L.H. 1103 Maui BISH 1967-03-21
57 Bidens menziesii subsp. menziesii Mokomoko Gulch Preserved_Specimen Degener, O. 7459 Molokai BISH 1928-06-07
58 Bidens menziesii subsp. menziesii Makolelau AHU. Tr 7(20), along ridge S of Puu Kolekole Dry native shrub community with scattered mixed native trees Preserved_Specimen 2.5 m tall Stemmermann, R.L. 3877 Molokai BISH 1979-06-20
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