[syn. Hedyotis parvula]Rubiaceae (Coffee family)Endemic to the Hawaiian Islands (Waianae Mountains, Oahu)IUCN: Critically EndangeredOahu (Cultivated)EtymologyKadua is the oldest generic name for these species and is named in memory of M. Kadua, a native of Ulea, who sailed with Otto von Kotzebue (1787-1846), Baltic German navigator in Russian service, with the purpose of collecting plants.The Latin specific epithet parvula means very small or least.nativeplants.hawaii.edu/
A potter wasp (Afreumenes species, family Eumenidae, Hymenoptera) feeding nectar from flowers of Jatropha multifida in Grudja, Sofala province of Mozambique.
Dog Valley ivesia, Ivesia aperta var. canina in habitat, Sierra Nevada, Peavine Mountain, Humboldt Toiyabe National Forest, elevation 1935 m (6350 ft).This rare species (yellow flowers in meadow) is found only in a small area of northeastern California and adjacent western Nevada. These photos are from the only Nevada occurrence. Also visible are Artemisia arbuscula (low sagebrush), Pinus ponderosa (Ponderosa pine), Achillea millefolium (yarrow), Elymus elymoides (squirreltail grass), Poa nevadensis (Nevada bluegrass), and Penstemon roezlii (Roezl penstemon).
This moss is seen in its dry condition here on a wall in the open near the entrance to Clear Lake State Park (Lake County, California) on March 29th 2012. Image I12-0089.