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Asteraceae

Alpine tetramolopium

Tetramolopium humile Hillebr.

Family
Asteraceae
Genus
Tetramolopium

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Alpine tetramolopium: alpine tetramolopium, Tetramolopium humile var. humile, Mauna Kea, elevation 3025 m (9920 ft). Endemic to the Big Island and reportedly Maui.
Photo: Jim Morefield from Nevada, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

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English
Alpine tetramolopium

Synonyms

  • Tetramolopium humile var. humile

Characteristics

Growth habit
Shrub
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.