Hawaiian silversword  (Argyroxiphium sandwicense)

Facts

Also known as:East Maui silversword, Haleakala silversword, Mauna Kea silversword and silversword
Kingdom Plantae
Phylum Tracheophyta
Class Magnoliopsida
Order Asterales
Family Compositae
Genus Argyroxiphium (1)
Size Leaf length: 15 - 40 cm (2)
Inflorescence height: up to 3 m (2)
Leaf width: 0.5 - 1.5 cm (2)

Status

Classified as Vulnerable (VU) on the IUCN Red List (1). Subspecies: Argyroxiphium sandwicense sandwicense classified as Critically Endangered (CR), and A. s. macrocephalum classified as Vulnerable (VU) (1).