title: Hesperomannia lydgatei
text: # Hesperomannia lydgatei
  
  Hesperomannia lydgatei, the Kauai island-aster or Kauai hesperomannia, is a rare species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae.
  
  It is found only in Hawaii, where it is endemic to Kauai.
  
  It is threatened by habitat loss. There are fewer than 300 individuals remaining.
  
  