''Lobelia gaudichaudii'' is a species of flowering plant in the bellflower family known by the common name Koolau Range lobelia. It is

endemic Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found elsew ...

Hawaii Hawaii ( ; haw, Hawaii or ) is a state in the Western United States, located in the Pacific Ocean about from the U.S. mainland. It is the only U.S. state outside North America, the only state that is an archipelago, and the only stat ...

, where it is known only from the island of

Oahu Oahu () (Hawaiian language, Hawaiian: ''Oʻahu'' ()), also known as "The Gathering place#Island of Oʻahu as The Gathering Place, Gathering Place", is the third-largest of the Hawaiian Islands. It is home to roughly one million people—over t ...

. There are two subspecies of the plant.USFWS
''L. gaudichaudii'' ssp. ''koolauensis'' Five-year Review.
/ref> One, ssp. ''koolauensis'', is limited to five populations with a total of 252 individuals, and is listed as an

endangered species An endangered species is a species that is very likely to become extinct in the near future, either worldwide or in a particular political jurisdiction. Endangered species may be at risk due to factors such as habitat loss, poaching and inv ...

by the US government. The tubular flower is up to 75 centimeters long and may be any of several shades of red, greenish, yellowish, or white.''Lobelia gaudichaudii''.
The Nature Conservancy.

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USDA Plants Profile
gaudichaudii Endemic flora of Hawaii {{Campanulaceae-stub