Kauai Blacksnakeroot

Description

Sanicula kauaiensis is assessed as Extinct. The taxon was endemic to the island of Kaua-i and was only known from two collections. It was last seen in the 1950s and the impacts of alien invasive plants and animals probably resulted in its extinction. A Hawaiian plant species endemic to the island of Kaua-i. It is only known from two collections: the type specimen (Rock 5080 BISH) collected from Mt. Wai-ale-ale; and the oher specimen was collected from Kalahua side of Kalalau (Degner and Hatheway 21439, UC; Wagner et al. 1999).