Plant Profile

Lysimachia hillebrandii

Kolekole lehua, Kolokolo kuahiwi, Kolokolo lehua, Puahekili

🌺 Endemic 💧 No data available. ☀️ No data available. 🏝️ Kauaʻi 🏝️ Oʻahu 🏝️ Molokaʻi

Main Plant Information

Genus

Lysimachia

Species

hillebrandii

Hawaiian Names with Diacritics

  • Kolekole lehua
  • Kolokolo kuahiwi
  • Kolokolo lehua
  • Puahekili

Hawaiian Names

  • Kolekole lehua
  • Kolokolo kuahiwi
  • Kolokolo lehua
  • Puahekili

Common Names

  • Hillebrand’s loosestrife
  • Hillebrand’s lysimachia

Synonyms

  • Lysimachia macdanielsii
  • Lysimachia mannii
  • Lysimachia ovata
  • Lysimachia ovoidea
  • Lysimachia rotundifolia
  • Lysimachia rubrimaculata
  • Lysimachia rufa
  • Lysimachia russii
  • Lysimachia stenophylla
  • Lysimachia waianaeensis
  • Lysimachia waiehuensis
  • Lysimachia websteri
  • Lysimachiopsis fauriei
  • Lysimachiopsis hillebrandii
  • Lysimachiopsis ovata

Plant Characteristics

Distribution Status

Endemic

Endangered Species Status

No Status

Plant Form / Growth Habit

No data available.

Mature Size, Height (in feet)

No data available.

Life Span

No data available.

Landscape Uses

  • Accent
  • Container

Plant Produces Flowers

Yes

Flower Characteristics

Leaf Characteristics

Plant texture

No data available.

Pests and Diseases

Growth Requirements

Water Requirements

No data available.

Light Conditions

No data available.

Environmental Information

Natural Range

  • Kauaʻi
  • Oʻahu
  • Molokaʻi
  • Lānaʻi
  • Maui

Natural Zones (Elevation in feet, Rainfall in inches)

  • 2000 to 2999, 50 to 100 (Mesic)
  • 2000 to 2999, Greater than 100 (Wet)
  • 3000 to 3999, 50 to 100 (Mesic)
  • 3000 to 3999, Greater than 100 (Wet)
  • 4000 to 4999, 50 to 100 (Mesic)
  • 4000 to 4999, Greater than 100 (Wet)

Additional Habitat Information

From about 2000 to over 4900 feet in mesic to wet forests.

Special Features and Information

General Information

An extremely varaible species.