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Primulaceae

Puahekili

Lysimachia hillebrandii Hook.f. ex A.Gray

Family
Primulaceae
Genus
Lysimachia

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Puahekili: Kolokolo kuahiwi Primulaceae Endemic to the Hawaiian Islands Waiʻanae-Kai Trail, Oʻahu
Photo: David Eickhoff from Pearl City, Hawaii, USA, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (1)
English
Puahekili, Waianae Range yellow loosestrife, Wainiha Valley yellow loosestrife

Synonyms

  • Lysimachia haupuensis H.St.John
  • Lysimachia macdanielsii H.St.John
  • Lysimachia mannii H.St.John
  • Lysimachia ovata (Heller) St.John.
  • Lysimachia ovoidea H.St.John
  • Lysimachia rotundifolia Hillebr.
  • Lysimachia rubrimaculata H.St.John
  • Lysimachia rufa H.St.John
  • Lysimachia russii H.St.John
  • Lysimachia stenophylla H.St.John
  • Lysimachia waianaeensis H.St.John
  • Lysimachia waiehuensis H.St.John
  • Lysimachia websteri H.St.John
  • Lysimachiopsis hillebrandii A.Heller
  • Lysimachiopsis ovata A.Heller

Characteristics

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

Photos

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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.