Argyroxiphium caliginis

Argyroxiphium caliginis, the ʻEke silversword, is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae.

Argyroxiphium caliginis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Argyroxiphium
Species:
A. caliginis
Binomial name
Argyroxiphium caliginis

It is found only in two Hawaiian tropical rainforest bogs in West Maui, Hawaiʻi.

The species is threatened by damage to the bogs by rooting feral pigs, but the main population at ʻEke Crater is now protected by fencing.[2]

See also

References

  1. Bruegmann, M.M.; Caraway, V. (2003). "Argyroxiphium caliginis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2003: e.T44112A10857697. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2003.RLTS.T44112A10857697.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  2. West Maui Natural Area Reserve Management Plan. Retrieved on 2008-10-05

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