Hawaiian silversword  (Argyroxiphium sandwicense)

Species information

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Glossary

Endemic: A species or taxonomic group that is only found in one particular country or geographic area.
Inflorescence: The reproductive shoot of the plant, which bears flowers.
Subspecies: A different race of a species, which is geographically separated from other populations of that species.

References

  1. IUCN Red List (May, 2009)
    http://www.iucnredlist.org
  2. Wagner, W.L., Herbst, D.R. and Sohmer, S.H. (1999) Manual of the Flowering Plants of Hawaii, Vol. 1. University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu.
  3. Walter, K.S. and Gillett, H.J. (1998) 1997 IUCN Red List of Threatened Plants. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK.
  4. Keck, D. (1936) The Silverswords of Hawaii. Carnegie Institution of Washington, News Service Bulletin, 4 (8): 75 - 78.
  5. IUCN. (2001) The Red Book: The Extinction Crisis Face to Face. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK.
  6. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (March, 2003)
    http://www.fws.gov/endangered
  7. Get Outdoors (May, 2009)
    http://www.getoutdoors.com/getoutdoors/destination_description/26.html
  8. Islands – A Splendid Isolation (NHNZ 1991)