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Endemic to the Big Island, Hawaii, and endangered. Elevation of this photo is around 7000ft/2134m. Plant was in a Silversword exclosure area and may have been planted. There were a few plants growing under Pukiawe (Styphelia tameiameae) and Pilo (Coprosma montana).
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Endemic to the Big Island, Hawaii, and endangered. Elevation of this photo is around 7000ft/2134m. Plant was in a Silversword exclosure area and may have been planted. There were a few plants growing under Pukiawe (Styphelia tameiameae) and Pilo (Coprosma montana). Note subparallel nerves (veins).
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Endemic to the Big Island, Hawaii, and endangered. Elevation of this photo is around 7000ft/2134m. Plant was in a Silversword exclosure area and may have been planted. There were a few plants growing under Pukiawe (Styphelia tameiameae) and Pilo (Coprosma montana).
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Endemic to the Big Island, Hawaii, and endangered. Elevation of this photo is around 7000ft/2134m. Note pilose, minutely denticulate margins.
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Endemic to the Big Island, Hawaii, and endangered. Elevation of this photo is around 7000ft/2134m. Close-up of flower spike.
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Endemic to the Big Island, Hawaii, and endangered. Elevation of this photo is around 7000ft/2134m. Close-up of flower spike.
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Endemic to the Big Island, Hawaii, and endangered. Elevation of this photo is around 6800ft/2073m. Note tall scape/spike which was in flower. In the background are 3 of the classic shrubland species found in this area: Pukiawe (Styphelia tameiameae), Ohelo (Vaccinium reticulatum), and A'alii (Dodonaea viscosa).
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Endemic to the Big Island, Hawaii, and endangered. Elevation of this photo is around 6800ft/2073m. Note pilose scape near center of leaves (old scape leaning left).
