Campanulaceae

Kuhi'aikamo'owahie

Lobelia hypoleuca Hillebr.

Family: Campanulaceae
Genus: Lobelia

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Common names

By language (2)

English: Kuhi'aikamo'owahie
Hawaiian: Kuhi'aikamo'owahie

Synonyms

Lobelia hypoleuca f. macrophyta Rock
Lobelia hypoleuca var. heterocarpa E.Wimm.
Lobelia hypoleuca var. rockii H.St.John & Hosaka
Neowimmeria heterocarpa (E.Wimm.) I.Deg. & O.Deg.
Neowimmeria hypoleuca (Hillebr.) O.Deg. & I.Deg.
Neowimmeria hypoleuca var. macrophyta (Rock) I.Deg. & O.Deg.
Neowimmeria rockii (St.John & Hosaka) I.Deg. & O.Deg.

Characteristics

Growth habit: Shrub
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Hawaii: native

Photos

Photo: John Game, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: David Eickhoff from Pearl City, Hawaii, USA, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: David Eickhoff from Pearl City, Hawaii, USA, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: David Eickhoff from Pearl City, Hawaii, USA, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: David Eickhoff from Pearl City, Hawaii, USA, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: David Eickhoff from Pearl City, Hawaii, USA, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Forest and Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Forest and Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Forest and Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Forest and Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Forest and Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Forest and Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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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.