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Argyroxiphium DC.
silversword
       
Symbol:   ARGYR  
Group:   Dicot  
Family:   Asteraceae  
Duration:    
Growth Habit:    
Native Status:  
None



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R.A. Howard. ©Smithsonian Institution. Courtesy of Smithsonian Institution, Richard A. Howard Photograph Collection. United States, HI, Maui, Haleakala. Usage Requirements. Any use of copyrighted images requires notification of the copyright holder.
 
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Argyroxiphium DC.

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Distribution:
Argyroxiphium DC.

 
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Related Taxa:
Argyroxiphium DC.

View 477 genera in Asteraceae or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.
Distribution of Argyroxiphium caliginis Forbes. .
Argyroxiphium caliginis
eke silversword
Distribution of Argyroxiphium grayanum (Hillebr.) O. Deg.. .
Argyroxiphium grayanum
Hana Forest silversword
Distribution of Argyroxiphium ×kai (Forbes) D.D. Keck [caliginis × grayanum]. .
Argyroxiphium ×kai
Distribution of Argyroxiphium kauense (Rock & Neal) O. Deg. & I. Deg.. .
Argyroxiphium kauense
kau silversword
Distribution of Argyroxiphium sandwicense DC.. . Image Available.
Argyroxiphium sandwicense
Hawai'i silversword
Distribution of Argyroxiphium virescens Hillebr.. .
Argyroxiphium virescens
greensword
Plant is native (blue) Native   Plant is introduced Introduced
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Classification:
Argyroxiphium DC.

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass Asteridae
Order Asterales
Family Asteraceae – Aster family
Genus Argyroxiphium DC. – silversword
 

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Argyroxiphium DC.

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View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 38723.
 
 
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