Kauaʻi record · kba_plant_bidens_sandvicensis
Koʻokoʻolau
Bidens sandvicensis
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About Koʻokoʻolau
koʻokoʻolau is a shrub herb in the Kauaʻi vascular and land plants group. Its origin status is endemic.
Kauaʻi evidence
Species identity and image source are documented. Additional ecological and conservation citations are recommended.
Names and classification
- Scientific name
- Bidens sandvicensis
- Hawaiian names
- Koʻokoʻolau
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Order
- Asterales
- Record type
- Species or taxonomic group
Kauaʻi occurrence and status
- Kauaʻi occurrence
- Documented on Kauaʻi
- Origin
- Endemic
- Conservation status
- Conservation priority; formal rank not listed
- Evidence date
- 2026-09-13
- Evidence limits
- No major occurrence uncertainty noted
Habitat and ecology
- Habitats
- Dry to mesic shrubland and forest edges
- Food and resource needs
- Light, water, nutrients, and suitable soil or substrate
- Reproduction
- Viable propagules and suitable establishment conditions
- Shelter
- Suitable soil, substrate, and vegetation structure
- Growth form
- Shrub herb
Threats and conservation
- Threats
- Weeds, browsing, fire, hybrid/status confusion
- Conservation actions
- Source-resolve taxa, protect stands, outplant where appropriate
- Monitoring
- Source-resolve taxa, protect stands, outplant where appropriate
- Data gaps
- Additional ecological and conservation citations are recommended
Process and seasonal context
- Seasonal timing
- Not assessed
- Seasonal description
- koʻokoʻolau is a shrub herb in the Kauaʻi vascular and land plants group. Its origin status is endemic.