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Apiaceae

Hawai'i scaleseed

Spermolepis hawaiiensis H.Wolff

Family
Apiaceae
Genus
Spermolepis

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Hawai'i scaleseed: Spermolepis hawaiiensis (fruit). Location: Maui, Maui Nui Botanical Garden
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (1)
English
Hawai'i scaleseed

Characteristics

Growth habit
Forb/herb
Lifespan
Annual
In the US and Canada
Hawaii: native

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Sources: classification 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.