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12-22-2016

Urera kaalae

Urera kaalae 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.

ITIS Reports — ITIS (the Integrated Taxonomic Information System) is a source for authoritative taxonomic information on plants, animals, fungi, and microbes of North America and the world.Urera kaalae, opuhe, is a species of flowering plant in the nettle family, Urticaceae, that is endemic to the island of Oʻahu in Hawaii. It inhabits slopes and gulches in mesic forests at elevations of 300–760 m. Currently it is restricted to the southern and central parts of the Waiʻanae Mountains. Associated plants include maile, hame, Asplenium kaulfusii, Athyrium spp., ʻāwikiwiki, pāpala, ʻakoko, poʻolā, ēlama, Doryopteris spp., ʻieʻi.e., manono, Hibiscus spp., olopua, māmaki, hala pepe, ʻālaʻa, kōpiko, heuhiuhi, aʻiaʻi, ōpuhe, and maua. It is threatened by habitat loss.

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Detailed information
Full Name: opuhe (Urera kaalae)
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 opuhe, Wherever found is known to or is believed to occur: Hawaii
  • US Counties in which the opuhe, 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
08/02/2011 76 FR 46362 46594 Listing 23 Species on Oahu as Endangered and Designating Critical Habitat for 124 Species:Proposed rule.
03/16/2009 74 FR 11130 11133 Initiation of 5-Year Reviews of 103 Species in Hawaii
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 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)
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 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 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 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 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)
Recovery
To learn more about critical habitat please see http://ecos.fws.gov/crithab
Date
Title
Plan Action Status
Plan Status
08/10/1998 Recovery Plan for Oahu Plants View Implementation Progress Final
Date
Title
Plan Action Status
Plan Status
08/10/1998 Recovery Plan for Oahu Plants View Implementation Progress Final
Date
Citation Page
Title
Document Type
03/16/2009 74 FR 11130 11133 Initiation of 5-Year Reviews of 103 Species in Hawaii
  • Notice 5-year Review, Initiation
12/26/2002 67 FR 78763 78765 Endangered and threatened wildlife and plants; designations of critical habitat for plant species from the island of oahu, hawaii; extension of comment period and notice of availability of draft economic analysis
  • Notice Doc. Availability
Date
Title
09/20/2011 Urera kaalae (opuhe), 5-Year Review Summary and Evaluation
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