Argyroxiphium kauense
Mauna Loa Silversword
As recorded: Argyroxiphium kauense (Rock & Neal) O.Deg. & I.Deg.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Asterales › Asteraceae
- Collected by
- Powell, E.
- Collector number
- Collector Number: 49
- Date
- 1989
- Locality
- Upper Waiakea Forest Reserve; South Hilo District
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Baldwin, B.G.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Argyroxiphium kauense observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1989. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 51 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-06-17.
2026-06-17
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) Jaime Hoffman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-07-10
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) akohekoheguy, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-06-21
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Barna Takats, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-01-24
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Judy Hall Jacobson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-01-08
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Jack Roney, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-10-05
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) viweedguy, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Argyroxiphium kauense. BISH 601721. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956328137. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/601721.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956328137 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026