`Ahinahina (Argyroxiphium sandwicense ssp. sandwicense)

Global Rank: T1 - Critically Imperiled
Legal Status: Federally Endangered
Family: Asteraceae
State: HI
Nature Serve ID: 155674
Lifeform: Shrub
Date Inducted in National Collection: 07/20/2023

Description:

Where is `Ahinahina (Argyroxiphium sandwicense ssp. sandwicense) located in the wild?

States & Provinces:

`Ahinahina can be found in Hawaii

Which CPC Partners conserve `Ahinahina (Argyroxiphium sandwicense ssp. sandwicense)?

Harold L. Lyon Arboretum

Not Sponsored

Assigned 07/20/23

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`Ahinahina (Argyroxiphium sandwicense ssp. sandwicense) Characteristics

Nomenclature

Taxon	Argyroxiphium sandwicense ssp. sandwicense
Authority	Hbd.
Family	Asteraceae
CPC Number	280
ITIS	185197
USDA	ARSAS
Duration	Perennial
Common Names	'ahinahina \| Mauna Kea Silversword
Associated Scientific Names	Argyroxiphium sandwicense ssp. sandwicense
Distribution

State Rank

State	State Rank
Hawaii	S1

Ecological Relationships

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