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Asteraceae

Coastal nehe

Lipochaeta lavarum (Gaudich.) DC.

Family
Asteraceae
Genus
Lipochaeta

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Coastal nehe: Melanthera lavarum (flowering habit). Location: Maui, Kanaio
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

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English
Coastal nehe

Synonyms

  • Lipochaeta lavarum var. lavarum

Characteristics

Growth habit
Forb/herb, Subshrub
Lifespan
Perennial
In the US and Canada
Hawaii: native

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.