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Centaurium sebaeoides (Griseb.) Druce

Centaurium sebaeoides (Griseb.) Druce

Schenkia sebaeoides
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr · CC BY 3.0

Centaurium sebaeoides (Griseb.) Druce. Schenkia sebaeoides, known as ʻĀwiwi in Hawaiian and lavaslope centaury in English, is a rare species of flowering plant. It is endemic to low shrublands in the state of Hawaiʻi in the United States. It is present on the islands of Kauai, Oahu, Lanai, Molokai, and Maui. At the time it was added to the endangered species list of the United States in 1991, it was known from seven populations for a total of fewer than 1,000 individuals. It is threatened by habitat loss.

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Native range

Native range not recorded for this plant. Often a non-native cultivar or naturalized garden plant.

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