| This is an erect,
semi-rigid shrub with many branches that extend up to about 1.8 m tall
(Wagner, et al. 1990: 295).
Carlquist (1980: 373) calls it a "spiky shrub." |
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| The leaves are whorled
and abscise early (Caraway and Morden, pers. comm.)
The leaves are crisp and stiff. They are arranged as alternating groups of threes (Carlquist 1980: 252). |
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| The flowers have a
yellow-orange corola. There are usually less than 20 flower
heads on a plant (Wagner, et al. 1990: 297).
Note that the flower stalk is elongated. |
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| Near Puhimau Hotspot | No flowers. | 5/8/01 |
| Near Puhimau Hotspot | No flowers. | 6/10/01 |
| Near Puhimau Hotspot | No flowers. | 6/16/01 |