Silversword plants (close-up), Maui, Hawaii 1979
Childs, Iraphne R. (1979) Silversword plants (close-up), Maui, Hawaii 1979. [Image]
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Abstract
Close-up view of silversword plants (ahinahina - Argyroxiphium sandwicense ssp.sandwicense) dotting the landscape of 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. Silverswords produce a flower up to 8ft tall only once after growing for between 7-20 years. After flowering the plant dies. This image shows one plant that has already flowered and one young plant.
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| Item Type: | Image | ||||||||
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| Collection: | Asia-Pacific Images: 1970s-1990s | ||||||||
| Sub-Collection Title: | United States (Hawaii) |
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| Date: | 1979 | ||||||||
| Keywords: | native plants; plants | ||||||||
| Date Deposited: | 16 Oct 2013 13:02 | ||||||||
| Last Modified: | 29 May 2022 23:59 | ||||||||
| Copyright Owner: | Copyright Iraphne R. Childs. | ||||||||
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| Location | 20.709722, -156.253333 | ||||||||
| URI: | https://digitalcollections.qut.edu.au/id/eprint/250 | ||||||||
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