PLANTS Profile for Astelia menziesiana (pua'akuhinia)

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PLANTS Profile

Astelia menziesiana Sm.
pua'akuhinia

Symbol:

ASME4

Group:

Monocot

Family:

Liliaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:


Other common names:
	kaluaha

More Information:

Synonyms:
Astelia menziesiana Sm.

	ASDE8	Astelia degeneri Skottsb.
	ASFO3	Astelia forbesii Skottsb.
	ASFOF	Astelia forbesii Skottsb. ssp. fallax Skottsb.
	ASFON	Astelia forbesii Skottsb. ssp. nivea Skottsb.
	ASFOP2	Astelia forbesii Skottsb. ssp. pachysperma Skottsb.
	ASMED	Astelia menziesiana Sm. var. depauperata Skottsb.
	ASVE8	Astelia veratroides Gaudich.
	ASVEM	Astelia veratroides Gaudich. ssp. macrosperma Skottsb.
	ASVEG	Astelia veratroides Gaudich. var. gracilis Skottsb.

Distribution:
Astelia menziesiana Sm.


View Native Status

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USA (HI)

Related Taxa:
Astelia menziesiana Sm.

View 108 genera in Liliaceae, 3 species in Astelia

Classification:
Astelia menziesiana Sm.

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Liliopsida – Monocotyledons
Subclass	Liliidae
Order	Liliales
Family	Liliaceae – Lily family
Genus	Astelia Banks & Sol. ex R. Br. – pineapplegrass
Species	Astelia menziesiana Sm. – pua'akuhinia

Wetland Indicator Status:

NOTE: On June 1, 2012, the 2012 National Wetland Plant List superseded the information below (see Federal Register, May 9, 2012, 77(90): 27210-27214[https://federalregister.gov/a/2012-11176]). For updated wetland information about this species, see the latest wetland list.

Astelia menziesiana Sm.

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FAC

Astelia forbesii:

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FAC

Astelia veratroides:

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Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

More Accounts and Images:
Astelia menziesiana Sm.

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 43177.

Time Generated: 01/03/2013 03:45 PM CST