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Dubautia arborea
Dubautia arborea, the tree dubautia or Mauna Kea dubautia, is a species of flowering plant in the sunflower family, Asteraceae. It is endemic to the island of Hawaiʻi. It is a shrub or small tree. It is an endangered species that is threatened by feral grazing animals.
From the article Dubautia arborea on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
Dubautia arborea is one of the larger Dubautia, growing up to 6 metres (20 ft) tall and 4 m (13 ft) across. It most often resembles a large shrub. It produces yellow flowers, with flowering mostly occurring July–December.
Range & habitat
Dubautia arborea grows at high elevations (2,125–3,100 m) on Mauna Kea and Hualalai, inhabiting subalpine dry forests dominated by māmane, high elevation shrublands, and the alpine stone desert above the tree line.
Wikipedia: “Distribution and habitat”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 162127.