Silversword plants, Haleakala crater, Maui, Hawaii

Iraphne R. Childs1979

QUT Digital Collections
Kelvin Grove, Brisbane, Australia

Silversword plants (*ahinahina - Argyroxiphium sandwicense ssp.sandwicense)* dotting the landscape along the hiking trail traversing Haleakala crater, Maui. This species is endemic to the high alpine zones of the Hawaiian volcanoes, Haleakala on Maui, and Mauna Loa and Mauna kea on the island of Hawaii.

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Title: Silversword plants, Haleakala crater, Maui, Hawaii
Creator: Iraphne R. Childs
Date Created: 1979
Location: United States (Hawaii)
Subject Keywords: native plants; plants; volcanic craters
Rights: Copyright Iraphne R. Childs
External Link: QUT Digital Collection
QUT Collection: Asia-Pacific Collection, Asia Pacific

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