Bidens amplectens Sherff

3/3*
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OAHU
Bidens amplectens Sherff x B. torta Sherff
Kuaokala loop trail, makai ridge on S-radiating
buttress, elev. 13251 -1350* 9 summer-arid envi-
ronment
hybrid swarm distributing through grassy slopes
with scattered pine trees, many inds. in c.
1000 sq. yds. of terrain, amplectens common at
margin of swarm but torta not seen in immediate
vicinity, the hybrid easily with the highest
freq.
subshrubs 3'-6' height, stem architecture ranges
from the branching form of amplectens to the
apically dominant form more characteristic of
torta, serial coll. made from diff. inds.
scattered through the colony
field no. Waianae 1142
coll. takeuchi, paquin, greer
no. 3822
date. March 26, 1988
05092804