Bidens menziesii

Sherff (1920)

This name is accepted

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

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

Description

Key Characters:

Growth Form: Upright (erect) shrub, 1-3 m tall.

Stems:

Roots:

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

Flowers:

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

Ploidy:

Habitat:

Elevation Range:

Historical Distribution

Uses and Culture

USES

Natural History

Statewide Status

Endemic

Island Status

O'ahu Only found in cultivation
Molokai Endemic
Lana'i Not in flora
Kaho'olawe Not in flora
Maui Endemic
Hawai'i Endemic

Dispersal Agents


Pollinators

Specimens

Bibliography

Name Published In: Bot. Gaz. 70: 98 (1920)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Bidens menziesii Keauhou 2 Ahupuaa, NW slope of Mauna Loa, N of Puu Keanui & Puu Pohakuloa. Transect 56, Station 46. Dry native shrub community with scattered ohia and other native trees. Preserved_Specimen 1.5 m tall; Exposed, terrestrial rooting. Jacobi, J.D. 1206 Hawaii BISH 1978-08-11
2 Bidens menziesii West Maui, Lahaina District, Ukumehame Valley, back of valley, east forlk. On steep slopes in understory. Vegetation: Acacia, Dodonaea, Wikstroemia, Diospyros, Erythrina, Heteropogon, Osteomeles, Waltheria, Rauvolfia, Psydrax, Pleomele, Carwx, Eragrostis, Leptecophylla, Peperomia, Sida, Leucaena, Melinis, Opuntia, Syzgium, Aleurites, Lantana. Preserved_Specimen Scattered shrubs to 1.5 m tall. Oppenheimer, H.L. 81233 Maui BISH 2012-08-24
3 Bidens menziesii Puuwaawaa Ahupuaa, N slope of Hualalai, ca 1 km E of Kileo and Potato Hill, along pipeline. Transect 47, Station 21. Dry exotic grassland with some native shrubs, scattered ohia, and other native trees. Preserved_Specimen shrub, 2 cm Bd, 2 m tall; Exposed, terrestrial rooting; Flower bright yellow-orange; Leaves filiform, bark smooth, dark gray-brown. Jacobi, J.D. 1158 Hawaii BISH 1980-08-09