Hesperomannia arbuscula

Hesperomannia arbuscula, the Maui island-aster^[2] or Maui hesperomannia,^[1] is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae that is endemic to the island of Maui in Hawaiʻi; plants from Oʻahu are now classified as Hesperomannia oahuensis.^[1] It is found in mixed mesic and wet forests at elevations of 350–900 m (1,150–2,950 ft).^[3] It is threatened by habitat degradation caused by feral pigs, competition with alien plants, predation from rats, and trampling or collecting by humans.^[1]

Hesperomannia arbuscula
Conservation status
Critically Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Critically Imperiled  (NatureServe)[2]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Genus:	Hesperomannia
Species:	H. arbuscula
Binomial name
Hesperomannia arbuscula Hillebr.

There are fewer than 25 plants remaining in the wild.^[1]