Maui island-aster

There are fewer than 60 plants remaining in the wild.

Hesperomannia arbuscula is Fully Sponsored Primary custodian for this plant in the CPC National Collection of Endangered Plants is: Harold L. Lyon Arboretum Nellie Sugii contributed to this Plant Profile. More

Hesperomannia arbuscula is endemic to the Hawaiian Islands of Maui and Oahu. There has been an observed population decline of 25–50% over the last three years. The total number of known individuals is less than 25. Main threats to the species are habitat degradation by pigs, competition with alien plant species (prickly Florida blackberry, Christmas berry, Koster's curse, and strawberry guava), predation from rats, and from trampling or collecting by humans. More