Plantae > Tracheophyta > Magnoliopsida > Asterales > Asteraceae > Argyroxiphium > Argyroxiphium sandwicense

Argyroxiphium sandwicense (Hawai'i silversword)

Synonyms: Argyrophyton douglasii; Dubautia sandwicensis

Wikipedia Abstract

Argyroxiphium sandwicense, the Hawai'i silversword, is a species of silversword. It is endemic to Hawaii. There are two subspecies which are separated by geography. Both subspecies are rare, threatened, and federally protected.
View Wikipedia Record: Argyroxiphium sandwicense

Infraspecies

Argyroxiphium sandwicense macrocephalum (East Maui Silversword)
Argyroxiphium sandwicense sandwicense
Dubautia sandwicensis sandwicensis

Endangered Species

Status: Endangered
View IUCN Record: Argyroxiphium sandwicense

Attributes

Lifespan [1]  Perennial
Structure [1]  Shrub

External References

USDA Plant Profile

NatureServe Explorer

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1USDA Plants Database, U. S. Department of Agriculture
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0