Nehe or Olokele Canyon neheAsteraceae (Sunflower family)Endemic to the Hawaiian Islands (Kauai only)IUCN: Critically EndangeredKauai (Cultivated)Flowerwww.flickr.com/photos/dweickhoff/5491217146/in/datetaken-...EtymologyThe Greek generic name Melanthera means black-stamened-one.The specific epithet fauriei is named for Jean Urbain Faurie (1847-1915), a French priest and botanist, who sent many botanical specimens from the Hawaiian Islands and elsewhere to major herbaria in Europe and America.
NeheAsteraceae (Sunflower family)Endemic to the Hawaiian Islands (Niihau, Oahu, West Maui)Photo: Makapuu, OahuNote: The twenty or so species formerly divided into the genera Lipochaeta and Melanthera have now all returned to the Hawaiian endemic genus Lipochaeta.EtymologyThe generic name Lipochaeta is derived from the Greek lipo, fat, and chaeta, bristles or hairs.The specific epithet lobata means lobed.Found at slightly higher elevations, this species should not be confused with the "beach" species Lipochaeta integrifolia, which grows prostrate or nearly so in the same general area and has succulent roundish- or oval-leaves.www.flickr.com/photos/dweickhoff/11950415626/in/photolist...
[syn. Scaevola sericea]Naupaka kahakai or Beach naupaka Goodeniaceae (Goodenia family)Indigenous to the Hawaiian IslandsPhoto: Turtle Bay, Oahu (Cultivated)The pithy fruits were eaten as refreshment on journeys or more or less in times of famine. Mixed with salt, the fruit or root bark of naupaka kahakai was used for cuts, skin diseases and wounds.One older source (Charles Gaudichaud, 1819) states that Hawaiians "used all fragrant plants, all flowers and even colored fruits" for lei making. The red or yellow were indicative of divine and chiefly rank; the purple flowers and fruit, or with fragrance, were associated with divinity. Because of their long-standing place in oral tradition, the flowers of naupaka kahakai were likely used for lei making by early Hawaiians, even though there are no written sources.EtymologyThe generic name Scaevola is derived from the Greek scaevus, left-handed or awkward, perhaps in reference to the "awkward" appearance of the "half flower" or to the signature flowers resembling an open fan or hand.nativeplants.hawaii.edu/plant/view/Scaevola_sericea
Canal imperial de Aragn: Zaragoza. Aragn (Espaa)Familia: ASTERACEAEDistribucin: Repartida por los pases del SW de Europa, en Espaa se distribuye sobre todo por el E. En Aragn aparece por zonas bajas del Pirineo, donde es muy rara, resultando ms frecuente en la Depresin del Ebro y Sistema Ibrico.Hbitat: Juncales y herbazales con suelo hmedo a orillas de arroyos, acequias, canales de riego y manantiales, rehuyendo las altas montaas.Preferencia edfica: Basfila Calccola Rango altitudinal:195- 1340 mFloracin: Junio - OctubreForma Biolgica: Hemicriptfito escaposoExtractado del Atlas de la Flora de Aragn (Herbario de Jaca)
2008.08.05: Austria, Vienna XXII. district, 155 m AMSL, fallow land (Lobau national park).Flowering from july/august till october.Very common, invasive (native of North America).German name: Riesen-Goldrute.ID: Fischer, Exkursionsflora 3rd; oftentimes mistaken for Solidago canadensis (I made the same error myself): the latter has a hairy stem while the former hasn't, or has at most some hair on its inflorescence (which usually is the case for populations in Lobau). Instead, the stem of S. gigantea has a 'floured' look, and you can wipe it off, as is shown here.