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hinahina or Haleakal silverswordAsteraceaeEndemic to the Hawaiian Islands (East Maui only)EndangeredHaleakal National Park, East MauiEtymologyThe generic name Argyroxiphium is derived from the Greek argyros, silver, and xiphos, sword, in reference to the leaves of the type species.The specific epithet sandwicensis refers to the "Sandwich Islands," as the Hawaiian Islands were once called, and named by James Cook on one of his voyages in the 1770s. James Cook named the islands after John Montagu (The fourth Earl of Sandwich) for supporting Cook's voyages.The subspecific epithet macrocephalum, with large heads, Greek: makro-kefalh (of flowers).
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Kula, Hawaii, United States
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Argyroxiphium sandwicense ssp.sandwicense
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hinahina or Haleakal silverswordAsteraceaeEndemic to the Hawaiian Islands (East Maui)IUCN: VulnerableHaleakal National Park, East MauiEtymologyThe generic name Argyroxiphium is derived from the Greek argyros, silver, and xiphos, sword, in reference to the leaves of the type species.The specific epithet sandwicensis refers to the "Sandwich Islands," as the Hawaiian Islands were once called, and named by James Cook on one of his voyages in the 1770s. James Cook named the islands after John Montagu (The fourth Earl of Sandwich) for supporting Cook's voyages.The subspecific epithet macrocephalum, with large heads, Greek: makro-kefalh (of flowers).Botany Photo of the Day
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This endemic plant is part of the Silversword Alliance, and is found only on Maui. The plants in this population may have been outplanted.
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This endemic plant is part of the Silversword Alliance, and is found only on Maui. The plants in this population may have been outplanted.
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This endemic plant is part of the Silversword Alliance, and is found only on Maui. The plants in this population may have been outplanted.
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This endemic plant is part of the Silversword Alliance, and is found only on Maui. The plants in this population may have been outplanted.
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This endemic plant is part of the Silversword Alliance, and is found only on Maui. The plants in this population may have been outplanted.
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This endemic plant is part of the Silversword Alliance, and is found only on Maui. The plants in this population may have been outplanted.
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Genus endemic to Hawaiian Islands; this subspecies endemic to Haleakala on East Maui. This species differs in having very thick floccose-silk 'hair' which completely hides the surface. Probably the most famous member of the Silversword alliance (over 50 species, subsp., variations endemic to Hawaii and classic example of Adaptive Radiation). This subspecies is listed as Threatened.
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Genus endemic to Hawaiian Islands; this subspecies endemic to Haleakala on East Maui. This species differs in having very thick floccose-silk 'hair' which completely hides the surface. Probably the most famous member of the Silversword alliance (over 50 species, subsp., variations endemic to Hawaii and classic example of Adaptive Radiation). This subspecies is listed as Threatened.
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Genus endemic to Hawaiian Islands; this subspecies endemic to Haleakala on East Maui. This species differs in having very thick floccose-silk 'hair' which completely hides the surface. Probably the most famous member of the Silversword alliance (over 50 species, subsp., variations endemic to Hawaii and classic example of Adaptive Radiation). This subspecies is listed as Threatened.
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Genus endemic to Hawaiian Islands; this subspecies endemic to Haleakala on East Maui. This species differs in having very thick floccose-silk 'hair' which completely hides the surface. Probably the most famous member of the Silversword alliance (over 50 species, subsp., variations endemic to Hawaii and classic example of Adaptive Radiation). This subspecies is listed as Threatened.
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Genus endemic to Hawaiian Islands; this subspecies endemic to Haleakala on East Maui. This species differs in having very thick floccose-silk 'hair' which completely hides the surface. Probably the most famous member of the Silversword alliance (over 50 species, subsp., variations endemic to Hawaii and classic example of Adaptive Radiation). This subspecies is listed as Threatened.
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Genus endemic to Hawaiian Islands; this subspecies endemic to Haleakala on East Maui. This species differs in having very thick floccose-silk 'hair' which completely hides the surface. Probably the most famous member of the Silversword alliance (over 50 species, subsp., variations endemic to Hawaii and classic example of Adaptive Radiation). This subspecies is listed as Threatened.
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Genus endemic to Hawaiian Islands; this subspecies endemic to Haleakala on East Maui. This species differs in having very thick floccose-silk 'hair' which completely hides the surface. Probably the most famous member of the Silversword alliance (over 50 species, subsp., variations endemic to Hawaii and classic example of Adaptive Radiation). This subspecies is listed as Threatened.
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Genus endemic to Hawaiian Islands; this subspecies endemic to Haleakala on East Maui. This species differs in having very thick floccose-silk 'hair' which completely hides the surface. Probably the most famous member of the Silversword alliance (over 50 species, subsp., variations endemic to Hawaii and classic example of Adaptive Radiation). This subspecies is listed as Threatened.
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Photographed in July or August 1982.
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2007 California Academy of Sciences
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2005 California Academy of Sciences
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Silversword plants on Haleakala H535
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2013 California Academy of Sciences
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The Haleakalā silversword, Argyroxiphium sandwicense subsp. macrocephalum, is a rare plant, part of the family Asteraceae. The silversword in general is referred to as ʻāhinahina in Hawaiian (literally, 'very gray').
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2013 California Academy of Sciences
CalPhotos
The Haleakalā silversword, Argyroxiphium sandwicense subsp. macrocephalum, is a rare plant, part of the family Asteraceae. The silversword in general is referred to as ʻāhinahina in Hawaiian (literally, 'very gray').