Argyroxiphium sandwicense subsp. macrocephalum (Asteraceae)

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Species description or overview

Argyroxyphium sandwicense subsp. macrocephalum (Asteraceae): species information from HEAR
Categorized information about Argyroxyphium sandwicense subsp. macrocephalum (Asteraceae) is presented by the Hawaiian Ecosystems at Risk project (HEAR).

Taxonomy & nomenclature

Argyroxiphium sandwicense subsp. macrocephalum information from the Smithsonian's Flora of the Hawaiian Islands
Information about Argyroxiphium sandwicense subsp. macrocephalum--including nomenclature and synonymy, and status and distribution in Hawaii--is provided by the "Flora of the Hawaiian Islands" website of the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History. Links from this page include descriptive information about the species, as well as worldwide distributional information and general information about the genus.

Argyroxiphium sandwicense information from ITIS
The Integrated Taxonomic Information System ITIS provides authoritative taxonomic information on Argyroxiphium sandwicense, as well as other plants, animals, fungi, and microbes of North America and the world.

IPNI nomenclature info for Argyroxiphium sandwicense
Nomenclatural information about Argyroxiphium sandwicense is provided by The International Plant Names Index (IPNI).

Federal endangered/threatened status

USFWS species report on Argyroxiphium sandwicense ssp. macrocephalum
The is available online. A general description of the organism and information about its distribution in the U.S. (including territories and national wildlife refuges) is presented by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, along with links to other documentation regarding federal (endangered/threatened) status, recovery information, and additional resources.

Argyroxiphium sandwicense subsp. macrocephalum species profile from USFWS
A species profile for Argyroxiphium sandwicense subsp. macrocephalum is provided by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, including links to information regarding the federal endangered/threatened status of this species.

Images

Images of Argyroxiphium sandwicense subsp. macrocephalum (Asteraceae) (ahinahina, hinahina, Haleakala silversword)
Links to high-resolution free images of Argyroxiphium sandwicense subsp. macrocephalum (Asteraceae) (ahinahina, hinahina, Haleakala silversword) by Forest & Kim Starr (USGS) are available here.

Argyroxiphium sandwicense information from the Smithsonian Flora of the Hawaiian Islands
Information about Argyroxiphium sandwicense in Hawaii is available from the Smithsonian Flora of the Hawaiian Islands.

Argyroxiphium sandwicense subsp. macrocephalum images by Jupiter Nielsen
Images of Argyroxiphium sandwicense subsp. macrocephalum are provided online by Maui artist/photographer Jupiter Nielsen.

Distribution

Argyroxiphium sandwicense subsp. macrocephalum information from the Smithsonian's Flora of the Hawaiian Islands
Information about Argyroxiphium sandwicense subsp. macrocephalum--including nomenclature and synonymy, and status and distribution in Hawaii--is provided by the "Flora of the Hawaiian Islands" website of the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History. Links from this page include descriptive information about the species, as well as worldwide distributional information and general information about the genus.

Full-text articles

Status of the silversword in Haleakala National Park: past and present
Loope, Lloyd L. and Carmelle F. Crivellone. 1986. Status of the silversword in Haleakala National Park: past and present. Technical report 58. Cooperative National Park Resources Studies Unit, University of Hawai'i at Manoa, Honolulu, HI.

Haleakala silversword (Argyroxiphium sandwicense DC. spp. macrocephalum)
Loope, Lloyd L. and Arthur C. Medeiros. 1995. Haleakala silversword (Argyroxiphium sandwicense DC. spp. macrocephalum). Status and trends report, National Biological Survey.

Haleakala silversword
Loope, Lloyd L. and Arthur C. Medeiros. 1995. Haleakala silversword. in LaRoe, E.T., G.S. Farris, C.E. Puckett, P.D. Doran, and M.M. Mac, eds. 1995. Our living resources: a report to the nation on the distribution, abundancy, and health of U.S. plants, animals, and ecosystems. U.S. Department of the Interioir, National Biological Service, Washington, DC. pp. 363-364.

Silversword study - Haleakala National Park, Gil Amaral
Amaral, Gil. 1970. Silversword study - Haleakala National Park, Gil Amaral. Haleakala National Park, Makawao, HI.

Alien plant invasions in native ecosystems of Hawaii: Management and research
Stone, Charles P., Clifford W. Smith, and J. Timothy Tunison (eds.) . 1992. Alien plant invasions in native ecosystems of Hawaii: Management and research. Honolulu: University of Hawaii Cooperative National Park Resources Studies Unit. ISBN: 0-8248-1474-6.

Haleakala's silversword has a chance
Doria, John J. 1979. Haleakala's silversword has a chance. National Parks and Conservation Magazine 53, no. 12:14.

2009 annual Haleakala silversword census 
Each year 11 silversword plots in Haleakala National Park on Maui are monitored and the flowering silverswords are counted. 2009 was a year of continued decline in plants and blooms.

Other resources

Haleakala's silversword has a chance
Doria, John J. 1979. Haleakala's silversword has a chance. National Parks and Conservation Magazine 53, no. 12:14.

2009 annual Haleakala silversword census 
Each year 11 silversword plots in Haleakala National Park on Maui are monitored and the flowering silverswords are counted. 2009 was a year of continued decline in plants and blooms.

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