| Wilkesia hobdyi | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Wilkesia |
| Species: | W. hobdyi
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| Binomial name | |
| Wilkesia hobdyi | |
Wilkesia hobdyi, the dwarf iliau, is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae that is endemic to the island of Kauaʻi in Hawaii. It was first collected in 1968, and was not formally described until 1971. The number of living plants is estimated at fewer than 300. It is considered Critically Imperiled in global rank which means it is at very high risk of extinction.[2] It has been a federally protected species since 1992.[3] The genus Wilkesia is one of three genera constituting the silversword alliance, a group of highly diverse yet genetically exceedingly closely related species, all thought to be descended from a colonizing ancestor related to the tarweed of North America.[4]
- ^ "Wilkesia hobdyi". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 21 November 2009.
- ^ "CPC National Collection Plant Profile: Wilkesia hobdyi". Center for Plant Conservation. Retrieved 9 December 2009.
- ^ "Recovery Plan for the Kaua'i Plant Cluster" (PDF). US Fish and Wildlife Service. 1995. Retrieved 14 December 2009.
- ^ "Hawaiian Native Plant Genera – Asteraceae". University of Hawaii Botany Department. Retrieved 8 December 2009.