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.

Branch tips yield whorl, rather than spirals, of narrow, flat, grass-like, somewhat thick leaves around 7.5–15 cm (3.0–5.9 in) long.

[6] Wilkesia hobdyi inhabits dry, nearly vertical rock outcroppings in the western part of the island at elevations of 275–400 m (902–1,312 ft).

iliau (Wilkesia gymnoxiphium), nehe (Lipochaeta connata), Lobelia niihauensis, makou (Peucedanum sandwicense), kokiʻo ʻula (Hibiscus kokio), alaheʻe (Psydrax odorata), ʻalaʻala wai nui (Peperomia spp.

), naio (Myoporum sandwicense), ʻilima (Sida fallax), ʻuhaloa (Waltheria indica), ʻaʻaliʻi (Dodonaea viscosa), and kāwelu (Eragrostis variabilis).