Argyroxiphium virescens

Argyroxiphium virescens was a species of flowering plant in the aster family. It was found only in the Hawaiian Islands. Its natural habitats were subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland. It is officially declared extinct, but in 1989 plants were discovered that appear to be hybrids between it and the Haleakalā Silversword.[2]

Argyroxiphium virescens
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Argyroxiphium
Species:
A. virescens
Binomial name
Argyroxiphium virescens

References

  1. Bruegmann, M.M. & Caraway, V. 2003. Argyroxiphium virescens. 2010 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 27 May 2011.
  2. Carr, Gerald (1997-03-20). "Argyroxiphium virescens Hillebrand". Hawaiian Silversword Alliance. University of Hawaii. Archived from the original on 18 September 2009. Retrieved 2009-11-01.


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