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Bidens mauiensis

(A.Gray) 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]

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Description

Key Characters:

Growth Form: Decumbent perennial herbs 0.1-0.3 m tall.

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Roots:

Leaves: Leaves pinnately compound or simple. Opposite. Blades lanceolate, linear, or rhombic Margins serrate/dentate.

Flowers:

Fruit: Fruit a simple; dry; achene (cypsela); Seeds 1 per fruit; erect; embryo straight.

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Historical Distribution

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Uses and Culture

USES

Natural History

Statewide Status

Endemic

Island Status

Kaua'i Only found in cultivation
Molokai Not in flora
Lana'i Endemic
Kaho'olawe Endemic
Maui Endemic

Dispersal Agents


Pollinators

Bibliography

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

Other References

Wagner et al. 1990:276 (L, M, Ka)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Bidens mauiensis west of Kahekili Hwy. near Pihana Heiau. Waiehu, Wailuku Distr. Growing with grasses, and Leucaena and Sida on lithified dunes Preserved_Specimen Leaves mostly simple, rarely tripartite, long cuneate Nagata, K.M. 1898 Maui BISH 1979-06-05
2 Bidens mauiensis Manawainui Gulch, Manawainui, East Maui Windswept, exposed cliffs. On ledges & talus with Leucaena & grasses Preserved_Specimen Decumbent subherbaceous, glabrous shrub. Leaves succulent, rarely simple, crenate to coarsely serrate, trilobed. Capitula to 3 cm. diam at anthesis. Outermost involucral bracts 6-8, green, succulent, 5 mm. long, 3 mm. wide. Ray florets 7-9, disc florets 30-35 Nagata, K.M. 1942 Maui BISH 1979-06-07
3 Bidens mauiensis Kaa Ahupuaa, Along Awalua Road. Transect La, Station 16. Dry exotic grassland with mixed native and exotic shrubs. Preserved_Specimen Warshauer, F.R. 2187 Lanai BISH 1979-04-02
4 Bidens mauiensis Waihee, W of Kahului Weekly consolidated sand dunes, in open vegetation Preserved_Specimen Dwarf shrub, leaves light green, rays yellow Fosberg, F.R. 55611 Maui BISH 1974-10-16
5 Bidens mauiensis Kaa Ahupuaa, Along Awalua Road. Transect La, Station 16. Dry exotic grassland with mixed native and exotic shrubs. Preserved_Specimen Warshauer, F.R. 2187 Lanai BISH 1979-04-02
6 Bidens mauiensis Near Wailuku Barren aeolian deposits Preserved_Specimen Degener, O. 2680 Maui BISH 1927-07-09
7 Bidens mauiensis W Maui, Wailuku District, Kahekii Hwy, about 5 mi N of Waihee growing out of crevice of lava embankment. Associated with Sphenomeris chusana, Nephrolepis, Osteomeles anthyllidifolia, etc. Preserved_Specimen Perennial Gustafson, R. 1098 Maui BISH 1978-07-14
8 Bidens mauiensis Wailuku Sand Hills Preserved_Specimen Swezey, O.H. Maui BISH 1935-02-02
9 Bidens mauiensis Kaa Ahupuaa, Along Awalua Road. Transect La, Station 16. Dry exotic grassland with mixed native and exotic shrubs. Preserved_Specimen Warshauer, F.R. 2187 Lanai BISH 1979-04-02
10 Bidens mauiensis Aleale, cliff across from tall spire on Kamohio Bay, near Puu Koae Mixed native coastal cliff & alien veg w/ Sida fallax, Lipochaeta lavarum, Waltheria indica, Prosopis pallida, Panicum fauriei, Nicotiana glauca, Rhynchelytrum repens, Cenchrus ciliaris, Lantana, Chloris, Chenopodium mutabile, Heteropogon contortus. Preserved_Specimen W/ flowers. Perlman, S. 12642 Kahoolawe BISH 1992-03-18
11 Bidens mauiensis Wailuku SE of Wailuku Arid aeolian deposits Preserved_Specimen Degener, O. 2261 Maui BISH 1927-07-07
12 Bidens mauiensis W Maui, Near McGregor Extremely dry barren hills Preserved_Specimen Degener, O. 2679 Maui BISH 1927-07-10
13 Bidens mauiensis On S slope of Mt Haleakala About 10 mi W of Manawainui Stream, at the E end of the bridge crossing Manawainui Gulch Growing on an arid, hot, rocky hillside, growing with indigenous Euphorbia & associated dry-land weeds Preserved_Specimen Gillett, G.W. 1872 Maui BISH 1966-04-14
14 Bidens mauiensis near Manawainui Gulch, Manawainui, East Maui on talus & ledges of cliffs with Sida & grasses Preserved_Specimen Prostrate subherbaceous shrub. Leaves succulent, crenate to coarsely dentate, simple or trilobed. Petioles to 2 cm. long, prominantly sulcate. Outer involucral bracts succlent, green, to 5 mm. long & 3 mm. wide. Achenes broadly winged, to 7 mm. tall, 3.5 mm wide Nagata, K.M. 1943 Maui BISH 1979-06-07
15 Bidens mauiensis East Maui, Ulupalakua Ranch on Piilani Hwy. (Hwy 31), 1.7 mi E of Manawainui Rocky cliff & slope dominated by Cenchrus, area heavily grazed by cattle Preserved_Specimen Wagner, W.L. 4749 Maui BISH 1983-01-14
16 Bidens mauiensis W Maui Betw Wailuku & Waiehu Arid, consolidated dunes Preserved_Specimen Degener, O. 19575 Maui BISH 1949-05-14
17 Bidens mauiensis W of Wailuku 0.5 mi inland from coast, betw Waihee Golf Course & Maunalani Cemetery In windswept, decomposing, lithified sand dunes, with Nama sandwicensis, Scaevola coriacea, Lipochaeta integrifolia, Fimbristylis, Sida fallax, Ipomoea Preserved_Specimen Cespitose herb, flowers yellow, fruits with yellow margin prior to drying Carlquist, S. 2129 Maui BISH 1966-08-07
18 Bidens mauiensis W Maui, Ili o Kukuipuka Windy, partly shrubby slopes Preserved_Specimen Degener, O. 19396 Maui BISH 1948-12-31
19 Bidens mauiensis Wailuku On sand dune Preserved_Specimen Hosaka, E.Y. 1178 Maui BISH 1933-08-08
20 Bidens mauiensis Maunalei Dry country Preserved_Specimen Munro, G.C. 535 Lanai BISH 1930-05-06
21 Bidens mauiensis Kaa Ahupuaa, Along Kaena Road. Transect La, Station 15. Dry exotic grassland with mixed native and exotic shrubs. Preserved_Specimen Warshauer, F.R. 2180 Lanai BISH 1979-04-02
22 Bidens mauiensis Maui Sandy isthmus Preserved_Specimen Mann, H. 372 Maui BISH 1864-01-01
23 Bidens mauiensis W Maui, From Papawai Point tward Puu Anu through Manawainui Gulch Extremely arid almost bare hills Preserved_Specimen Degener, O. 2678 Maui BISH 1927-07-12
24 Bidens mauiensis Near Waihee In back of the Chinese cemetery Plants growing on the sand bluffs. Associated species include Lipochaeta, Nama sandwicensis, Fimbristylis, Scaevola coriacea, etc. Preserved_Specimen Gillett, G.W. 1873 Maui BISH 1966-04-14
25 Bidens mauiensis Wailuku SE of Wailuku Arid aeolian deposits Preserved_Specimen Degener, O. 2261 Maui BISH 1927-07-07
26 Bidens mauiensis Kaa Ahupuaa, Along Kaena Road. Transect La, Station 15. Dry exotic grassland with mixed native and exotic shrubs. Preserved_Specimen Warshauer, F.R. 2185 Lanai BISH 1979-04-02
27 Bidens mauiensis Wailuku SE of Wailuku Arid aeolian deposits Preserved_Specimen Degener, O. 2261 Maui BISH 1927-07-07
28 Bidens mauiensis W Maui, Mauka of McGregor Windswept gullied plain covered with Heteropogon & Sida Preserved_Specimen Degener, O. 22037 Maui BISH 1952-03-09
29 Bidens mauiensis Mauka of Awalua Locally common on arid, windswept, pili & Sida slopes and not observed elsewhere; now +/- restricted to Vachellia farnesiana where thorns protect from antelope, deer, and goat. Preserved_Specimen Degener, O. 28769 Lanai BISH 1964-01-29
30 Bidens mauiensis unknown Preserved_Specimen College of Hawaii Herbarium BISH
31 Bidens mauiensis West Maui, Lahaina Pali Trail. Preserved_Specimen Hughes, G.D. Maui BISH 1993-04-25
32 Bidens mauiensis W Maui NE of Olowalu Preserved_Specimen Degener, O. 11205 Maui BISH 1937-05-14
33 Bidens mauiensis unknown Preserved_Specimen U.S. Exploring Expedition BISH 1838-01-01
34 Bidens mauiensis Maui Preserved_Specimen Rémy, J. 289 Maui BISH 1851-01-01
35 Bidens mauiensis Manawainui S slope of Haleakala Preserved_Specimen Forbes, C.N. 1919 Maui BISH 1920-03-09
36 Bidens mauiensis Puukoae Islet Preserved_Specimen Compact clumps, leaves, stems & involucral bracts, very succulent. Leaves simple or pinnately compound Hobdy, R.W. 1942 Kahoolawe BISH 1984-02-11
37 Bidens mauiensis Awalua Road Preserved_Specimen Hobdy, R.W. 3583 Lanai BISH 1993-03-07
38 Bidens mauiensis Puukoae Islet Preserved_Specimen Compact clumps, leaves, stems & involucral bracts, very succulent. Leaves simple or pinnately compound Hobdy, R.W. 1942 Kahoolawe BISH 1984-02-11
39 Bidens mauiensis Allerton National Tropical Botanical Garden, from Manwainui Gulch, Maui Preserved_Specimen Knope, M. 18 Kauai BISH 2008-01-14
40 Bidens mauiensis W Maui, Two guches SE of Ukumehame Gulch Preserved_Specimen Degener, O. 11203 Maui BISH 1937-05-10
41 Bidens mauiensis Maunalei Preserved_Specimen Munro, G.C. 451 Lanai BISH 1915-04-19
42 Bidens mauiensis W Maui, Second gulch NW of Ukumehame Gulch Preserved_Specimen Degener, O. 11204 Maui BISH 1937-05-14
43 Bidens mauiensis W Maui, From McGregor Pt Preserved_Specimen Davis, J. 25 Maui BISH 1978-07-03
44 Bidens mauiensis Maunalei Valley Preserved_Specimen Munro, G.C. 1959 Lanai BISH 1916-04-18
45 Bidens mauiensis Maunalei Preserved_Specimen Munro, G.C. 450 Lanai BISH 1915-04-19
46 Bidens mauiensis Maunalei Valley Preserved_Specimen Munro, G.C. 240 Lanai BISH 1915-04-19
47 Bidens mauiensis Maunalei Valley Preserved_Specimen Munro, G.C. 241 Lanai BISH 1915-04-19
48 Bidens mauiensis Waiehu sand hills Sand hills Preserved_Specimen Hobdy, R.W. 259 Maui BISH 1971-08-07
49 Bidens mauiensis Awalua, above Preserved_Specimen Munro, G.C. Lanai BISH 1921-04-01
50 Bidens mauiensis Lanai Preserved_Specimen Hillebrand, W.B. Lanai BISH 1870-01-01
51 Bidens mauiensis Lanai Preserved_Specimen Hillebrand, W.B. Lanai BISH 1879-01-01
52 Bidens mauiensis West Maui, Old Lahaina, Horseback Trail. Preserved_Specimen Hobdy, R.W. Maui BISH 1969-01-01
53 Bidens mauiensis unknown Preserved_Specimen U.S. Exploring Expedition BISH 1838-01-01
54 Bidens mauiensis Near Wailuku Barren aeolian deposits Preserved_Specimen Degener, O. 2680 Maui BISH 1927-07-09
55 Bidens mauiensis W Maui, From Papawai Point tward Puu Anu through Manawainui Gulch Extremely arid almost bare hills Preserved_Specimen Degener, O. 2678 Maui BISH 1927-07-12
56 Bidens mauiensis Kaa Ahupuaa, Along Awalua Road. Transect La, Station 16. Dry exotic grassland with mixed native and exotic shrubs. Preserved_Specimen Warshauer, F.R. 2187 Lanai BISH 1979-04-02
57 Bidens mauiensis West Masui, Makamakaole stream outlet Aspect N, remantant coastal shrubland, heavily impacted by ungulates, scattered plants after a very wet winter season. Coastal shrubland: Scaevola tacata, Wollastonia integrifolia, Panicum torridum, Lepidum bidentatum var. owaihiense, Schiedea globosa, Lycium sandwicense, Bidens mauiensis, Chenopodium oahuense, Schinus, Desmodium incanum, Pluchea, Megathyrsus maximus Preserved_Specimen Pezzillo, Z. 408 Maui BISH 2023-04-11
58 Bidens mauiensis Near Waihee In back of the Chinese cemetery Plants growing on the sand bluffs. Associated species include Lipochaeta, Nama sandwicensis, Fimbristylis, Scaevola coriacea, etc. Preserved_Specimen Gillett, G.W. 1873 Maui BISH 1966-04-14
59 Bidens mauiensis W side of Kahului Bay Common in crevices in open areas on slopes of poorly consolidated calcareous sand-dune, with thin loose sand locally Preserved_Specimen Main stems prostrate, twisted, scapes erect to ascending, flowers yellow Fosberg, F.R. 53768 Maui BISH 1971-08-31
60 Bidens mauiensis Puu Koae Islet Dry herb, grassland; Waltheria indica, Sida fallax, Sesbania tomentosa, Portulaca molokiniensis, Bidens mauiensis, Melanthera lavarum, Capparis sandwichiana, Argemone glauca, Heteropogon contortus, Eragrostis leptophylla, Panicum torridum, Panicum fauriei, Jacquemontia, Ipomoea tuboides Preserved_Specimen 25 cm shrub, few branched; succulent leaves dark green Wood, K.R. 12924 Kahoolawe BISH 2008-03-26
61 Bidens mauiensis Kaa Ahupuaa, Along Awalua Road. Transect La, Station 16. Dry exotic grassland with mixed native and exotic shrubs. Preserved_Specimen Warshauer, F.R. 2187 Lanai BISH 1979-04-02
62 Bidens mauiensis Awalua Road, in old Tetramolopium remyi exclosure. Northing: 2313433; Easting: 708379. In old Tetramolopium remyi exclosure. Vegetation: Cenchrus ciliaris, Acacia farnesiana, Heteropogon contortus, Lipochaeta heterophylla, Waltheria indica, Dodonaea viscosa, Prosopis pallida, Leucaena leucocephala. Preserved_Specimen Oppenheimer, H.L. 120820 Lanai BISH 2008-12-10
63 Bidens mauiensis Manawainui Valley Ubiquitous near mouth of valley Preserved_Specimen Degener, O. 21971 Maui BISH 1952-02-27
64 Bidens mauiensis Manawainui Valley Ubiquitous near mouth of valley Preserved_Specimen Degener, O. 21971 Maui BISH 1952-02-27
65 Bidens mauiensis Manawainui Gulch On rocks Preserved_Specimen Somewhat fleshy Degener, O. 20501 Maui BISH 1950-02-09
66 Bidens mauiensis Wet Maui, Wailuku District, Makamaka'ole Near shoreline, east side of perennial stream. Coastal Forest. Preserved_Specimen Rare and localized; leaves succulent. Vegetation: Scaevola Coastal Shrubland/Mesic Pandanus Oppenheimer, H.L. 42318 Maui BISH 2023-04-11
67 Bidens mauiensis SE Maui Along Piilani Hwy, around the Mikimiki area Growing in arid area on cliffs & roadside Preserved_Specimen Leaves fleshy, plantattimes forming large, low clump Herbst, D.R. 1614 Maui BISH 1970-06-11
68 Bidens mauiensis W Maui, Ili o Kukuipuka Windy, partly shrubby slopes Preserved_Specimen Degener, O. 19396 Maui BISH 1948-12-31
69 Bidens mauiensis East Maui, Ulupalakua Ranch on Piilani Hwy. (Hwy 31), 1.7 mi E of Manawainui Rocky cliff and slope dominated by Cenchrus, area heavily grazed by cattle Preserved_Specimen Wagner, W.L. 4749 Maui BISH 1983-01-14
70 Bidens mauiensis W Maui, Waiehu Makai of Chinese Cemetery (NE of Cemetery) Lithofied sand dunes Preserved_Specimen Decumbent, sprawling herb, base somewhat woody. Leaves green above, slightly lighter below, peduncles green, involucre bracts green, ray flowers yellow, corolla and style of disc flowers yellow, anthers brown Kennedy, H. 4487 Maui BISH 1985-02-08
71 Bidens mauiensis Manawainui Gulch On rocks Preserved_Specimen Somewhat fleshy Degener, O. 20501 Maui BISH 1950-02-09
72 Bidens mauiensis Maui Isthmus Preserved_Specimen Hillebrand, W.B. Maui BISH
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