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Argyroxiphium sandwicense var. macrocephalum (A.Gray) Hillebr.
Fl. Hawaiian Isl. [Hillebrand] 219 (1888) 219 1888
Family: ASTERACEAE

Accepted Scientific Name: Argyroxiphium sandwicense subs. macrocephalum (A.Gray) Meyrat
Pacific Sci. 37(3): 224. 1984 [1983 publ. 1984]

Habit on tall stalk at Kalahaku Haleakala National Park, Maui, USA (Hawaiian Is.). September 24, 2006.
Habit on tall stalk at Kalahaku Haleakala National Park, Maui, USA (Hawaiian Is.). September 24, 2006.

Synonyms:

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Accepted name in llifle Database:
Argyroxiphium sandwicense DC.
Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 5: 668. 1836 [1-10 Oct 1836]
Synonymy: 3 Accepted name in llifle Database:
Argyroxiphium sandwicense subs. macrocephalum (A.Gray) Meyrat
Pacific Sci. 37(3): 224. 1984 [1983 publ. 1984]
Synonymy: 3
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Common Names include:
ENGLISH: East Maui Silversword, Haleakala Silversword
HAWAIIAN (ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi): `Ahinahina, Pohinahina

Subspecies, varieties, forms and cultivars of plants belonging to the Argyroxiphium sandwicense group

  • Argyroxiphium sandwicense DC.: (subs. sandwicense) has a more elongated inflorescence 4.3-8.6 times as long as wide. Ray florets 5-20. Distribution: on Mauna Kea on Hawaii.
  • Habit on tall stalk at Kalahaku Haleakala National Park, Maui, USA (Hawaiian Is.). September 24, 2006.Argyroxiphium sandwicense subs. macrocephalum (A.Gray) Meyrat: has a broader inflorescence less than 4 times as long as wide. Ray florets 11-42. Distribution island of Maui on the Haleakalā.

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Flowering habit at West Rim Haleakala National Park, Maui, USA (Hawaii Is.). October 13, 2005. (Argyroxiphium sandwicense subs. macrocephalum) Photo by: Forest Starr & Kim Starr
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Flowers at Ka Moa o Pele Haleakala National Park, Maui, USA (Hawaiian Is.). October 02, 2007. (Argyroxiphium sandwicense subs. macrocephalum) Photo by: Forest Starr & Kim Starr

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Habit with dead pukiawe wood at Near Sliding Sands Trail Haleakala National Park, Maui, USA (Hawaii Is.). August 08, 2011. (Argyroxiphium sandwicense subs. macrocephalum) Photo by: Forest Starr & Kim Starr
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Flower at South rim Haleakala National Park, Maui, USA (Hawaiian Is.). August 13, 2004. (Argyroxiphium sandwicense subs. macrocephalum) Photo by: Forest Starr & Kim Starr

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Flowering habit at Kalahaku Haleakala National Park, Maui, USA (Hawaii Is.). October 13, 2005. (Argyroxiphium sandwicense subs. macrocephalum) Photo by: Forest Starr & Kim Starr
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Top view at Science City, Maui, USA (Hawaii Is.). November 14, 2002. (Argyroxiphium sandwicense subs. macrocephalum) Photo by: Forest Starr & Kim Starr

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Flowering habit at West Rim Haleakala National Park, Maui, USA (Hawaiian Is.). October 13, 2005. (Argyroxiphium sandwicense subs. macrocephalum) Photo by: Forest Starr & Kim Starr
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With yellow flowers at near Ka moa o pele Haleakala National Park, Maui, USA (Hawaiian Is.). October 03, 2002. (Argyroxiphium sandwicense subs. macrocephalum) Photo by: Forest Starr & Kim Starr

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