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12-22-2016

Melanthera tenuifolia

Melanthera tenuifolia NatureServe Explorer Species Reports — NatureServe Explorer is a source for authoritative conservation information on more than 50,000 plants, animals and ecological communtities of the U.S and Canada. NatureServe Explorer provides in-depth information on rare and endangered species, but includes common plants and animals too. NatureServe Explorer is a product of NatureServe in collaboration with the Natural Heritage Network.

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FWS Digital Media Library — The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s National Digital Library is a searchable collection of selected images, historical artifacts, audio clips, publications, and video.Melanthera tenuifolia is a rare species of flowering plant in the aster family known by the common names Waianae Range nehe and slender-leaf nehe. It is endemic to Hawaii, where it is known only from the island of Oahu. It grows on mountain slopes and ridges and is limited to the Waianae Range of Oahu. There are 10 occurrences for a total population between 2,000 and 3,000 individuals. Identify and map all extant wild populations: Ongoing Not Current: Prior to FY 1995: Other: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Ecological Services Division, The Nature Conservancy of Hawaii, Division of Forestry and Wildlife, Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources, U.S.

Detailed information
Full Name: nehe (Melanthera tenuifolia)
Where found: Wherever found
Critical Habitat:N/A
Species Group:Flowering Plants
Current listing status
Status Date Listed Lead Region Where Listed
Endangered 10/29/1991 Pacific Region (Region 1) Wherever found
  • States/US Territories in which the nehe, Wherever found is known to or is believed to occur: Hawaii
  • US Counties in which the nehe, Wherever found is known to or is believed to occur: View All
Federal register documents
Date
Citation Page
Title
09/18/2012 77 FR 57647 57862 Endangered Status for 23 Species on Oahu and Designation of Critical Habitat for 124 Species; Final Rule
03/16/2009 74 FR 11130 11133 Initiation of 5-Year Reviews of 103 Species in Hawaii
06/17/2003 68 FR 36249 36298 Endangered and threatened wildlife and plants; final designations or nondesignations of critical habitat for 101 plant species from the island of Oahu, HI; final rule (7 of 10)
06/17/2003 68 FR 35950 35998 Endangered and threatened wildlife and plants; final designations or nondesignations of critical habitat for 101 plant species from the island of Oahu, HI; final rule (1 of 10)
06/17/2003 68 FR 36049 36098 Endangered and threatened wildlife and plants; final designations or nondesignations of critical habitat for 101 plant species from the island of Oahu, HI; final rule (3 of 10)
06/17/2003 68 FR 36399 36406 Endangered and threatened wildlife and plants; final designations or nondesignations of critical habitat for 101 plant species from the island of Oahu, HI; final rule (10 of 10)
06/17/2003 68 FR 36199 36248 Endangered and threatened wildlife and plants; final designations or nondesignations of critical habitat for 101 plant species from the island of Oahu, HI; final rule (6 of 10)
06/17/2003 68 FR 36149 36198 Endangered and threatened wildlife and plants; final designations or nondesignations of critical habitat for 101 plant species from the island of Oahu, HI; final rule (5 of 10)
06/17/2003 68 FR 36349 36398 Endangered and threatened wildlife and plants; final designations or nondesignations of critical habitat for 101 plant species from the island of Oahu, HI; final rule (9 of 10)
06/17/2003 68 FR 36099 36148 Endangered and threatened wildlife and plants; final designations or nondesignations of critical habitat for 101 plant species from the island of Oahu, HI; final rule (4 of 10)
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