Kauaʻi record · kba_plant_broussaisia_arguta
Kanawao
Broussaisia arguta
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About Kanawao
kanawao is a shrub 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
- Broussaisia arguta
- Hawaiian names
- Kanawao
- Family
- Hydrangeaceae
- Order
- Cornales
- 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
- Wet forest and bog margins
- 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
Threats and conservation
- Threats
- Ungulates, weeds, forest decline
- Conservation actions
- Forest understory protection and weed control
- Monitoring
- Forest understory protection and weed control
- Data gaps
- Additional ecological and conservation citations are recommended
Process and seasonal context
- Seasonal timing
- Not assessed
- Seasonal description
- kanawao is a shrub in the Kauaʻi vascular and land plants group. Its origin status is endemic.
