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Argyroxiphium virescens

Hillebr. (1888)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Eudicot-Asterids Order: Asterales Family: Asteraceae Genus: Argyroxiphium

greensword, greenswrod

Description

Key Characters:

Growth Form: Upright (erect) shrub or a subspherical rosette, 0.1–1.5 m.

Stems:

Roots: Root system includes a tap root, adventitious roots, and rooting at nodes.

Leaves: Leaves simple. Alternate or spiralled. Blades linear Apex acute. Base clasping. Margins ciliate or entire.

Flowers:

Fruit: Fruit a simple; dry; achene (cypsela); black or brown in color; arcuate or linear; glabrous; ribbed/nerved; with a pappus.

Ploidy:

Habitat:

Elevation Range:

Historical Distribution

Uses and Culture

USES

Natural History

Statewide Status

Endemic

Island Status

Maui Endemic

Dispersal Agents


Pollinators

Bibliography

Name Published In: Fl. Hawaiian Isl.: 219 (1888)

Other References

Wagner et al. 1990:261 (EM)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Scientific Name Authorship Locality Habitat Basis of Record Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Argyroxiphium virescens Hillebr. Contact Bishop Museum Botany department for locality information PRESERVED_SPECIMEN j. f. rock 8575 A 10/8/1910
2 Argyroxiphium virescens Hillebr. Contact Bishop Museum Botany department for locality information PRESERVED_SPECIMEN h. st. john & a. l. mitchell 21100 A 8/21/1945
3 Argyroxiphium virescens Hillebr. Contact Bishop Museum Botany department for locality information PRESERVED_SPECIMEN j. f. rock A 9/30/1918
4 Argyroxiphium virescens Hillebr. Contact Bishop Museum Botany department for locality information PRESERVED_SPECIMEN degener, o. 7489 DUKE 8/17/1927
5 Argyroxiphium virescens Hillebr. Contact Bishop Museum Botany department for locality information PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Rock, J. F. 8578 Maui US 10/8/2010
6 Argyroxiphium virescens Hillebr. Contact Bishop Museum Botany department for locality information PRESERVED_SPECIMEN j. f. rock 8575 WIS 10/8/1910
7 Argyroxiphium virescens Hillebr. Contact Bishop Museum Botany department for locality information Rain forest, in gulch. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN rock, j.f.c. collector number: 8575 Kauai BISH 10/8/1910
8 Argyroxiphium virescens Hillebr. Contact Bishop Museum Botany department for locality information PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Forbes, C.N. 1251.M Maui BISH 8/2/1919
9 Argyroxiphium virescens Hillebr. Contact Bishop Museum Botany department for locality information Vacant lot PRESERVED_SPECIMEN j. f. rock 8575 SJNM 10/8/1910
10 Argyroxiphium virescens Hillebr. Contact Bishop Museum Botany department for locality information PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Forbes, C. N. 1064.M. Maui US 8/5/2019
11 Argyroxiphium virescens Hillebr. Contact Bishop Museum Botany department for locality information PRESERVED_SPECIMEN w. b. hillebrand s.n. Maui US
12 Argyroxiphium virescens Hillebr. Contact Bishop Museum Botany department for locality information PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Maui US
13 Argyroxiphium virescens Hillebr. Contact Bishop Museum Botany department for locality information PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Hitchcock, A. S. 14941 Maui US 1916-00-00
14 Argyroxiphium virescens Hillebr. Contact Bishop Museum Botany department for locality information PRESERVED_SPECIMEN a. s. hitchcock 14941 Maui US 10/2/1916
15 Argyroxiphium virescens Hillebr. Contact Bishop Museum Botany department for locality information PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Rock, J. F. 8575 Maui US 10/8/2010
16 Argyroxiphium virescens Hillebr. Contact Bishop Museum Botany department for locality information PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Forbes, C. N. 1170.M. Maui US 8/17/2019
17 Argyroxiphium virescens Hillebr. Contact Bishop Museum Botany department for locality information PRESERVED_SPECIMEN j. f. rock 8578 Maui US 10/8/1910
18 Argyroxiphium virescens Hillebr. Contact Bishop Museum Botany department for locality information PRESERVED_SPECIMEN j. f. rock 8575 Maui US 10/8/1910
19 Argyroxiphium virescens Hillebr. Contact Bishop Museum Botany department for locality information PRESERVED_SPECIMEN j. f. rock 8575 Maui US 10/8/1910
20 Argyroxiphium virescens Hillebr. Contact Bishop Museum Botany department for locality information PRESERVED_SPECIMEN c. n. forbes 1170.m Kauai US 8/17/1919
21 Argyroxiphium virescens Hillebr. Contact Bishop Museum Botany department for locality information PRESERVED_SPECIMEN o. degener 7489 Maui US 8/17/1927
22 Argyroxiphium virescens Hillebr. Contact Bishop Museum Botany department for locality information PRESERVED_SPECIMEN c. n. forbes 1170.m. Maui US 8/17/1919
23 Argyroxiphium virescens Hillebr. Contact Bishop Museum Botany department for locality information PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Degener, O. 7489 Maui US 8/17/2027
24 Argyroxiphium virescens Hillebr. Contact Bishop Museum Botany department for locality information PRESERVED_SPECIMEN c. n. forbes 1064.m. Maui US 8/5/1919
25 Argyroxiphium virescens Hillebr. Contact Bishop Museum Botany department for locality information PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Rock, J.F.C. 8575 Maui BISH 10/8/1910
26 Argyroxiphium virescens Hillebr. Contact Bishop Museum Botany department for locality information On face of cliff, near scrub PRESERVED_SPECIMEN st.john, h. mitchell, a.l. collector number: 21153 Maui BISH 8/26/1945
27 Argyroxiphium virescens Hillebr. Contact Bishop Museum Botany department for locality information PRESERVED_SPECIMEN a. s. hitchcock 14941 Hawaii US
28 Argyroxiphium virescens Hillebr. Contact Bishop Museum Botany department for locality information PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Lydgate, J.M. s.n. Maui BISH
29 Argyroxiphium virescens Hillebr. Contact Bishop Museum Botany department for locality information PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Forbes, C.N. 1170.M Maui BISH 8/17/1919
30 Argyroxiphium virescens Hillebr. Contact Bishop Museum Botany department for locality information PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Rock, J. F. 8575 Maui US 10/8/2010
31 Argyroxiphium virescens Hillebr. Contact Bishop Museum Botany department for locality information On fog- and rainswept moss-covered eroded lava PRESERVED_SPECIMEN degener, o. topping, d.l. collector number: 3528 Maui BISH 8/17/1927
32 Argyroxiphium virescens Hillebr. Contact Bishop Museum Botany department for locality information PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Forbes, C.N. 1018.M Maui BISH 8/3/1919
33 Argyroxiphium virescens Hillebr. Contact Bishop Museum Botany department for locality information PRESERVED_SPECIMEN forbes, c.n. collector number: 1018.m Maui BISH 8/3/1919
34 Argyroxiphium virescens Hillebr. Contact Bishop Museum Botany department for locality information Full sun. Growing among Portulaca sp. in bed. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN rock, j.f.c. collector number: 8575 Oahu BISH 10/8/1910
35 Argyroxiphium virescens Hillebr. Contact Bishop Museum Botany department for locality information On face of cliff, near scrub PRESERVED_SPECIMEN St. John, H. 21153 Maui BISH 8/26/1945
36 Argyroxiphium virescens Hillebr. Contact Bishop Museum Botany department for locality information On face of cliff, near scrub PRESERVED_SPECIMEN St. John, H. 21153 Maui BISH 8/26/1945
37 Argyroxiphium virescens Hillebr. Contact Bishop Museum Botany department for locality information PRESERVED_SPECIMEN rock, j.f.c. collector number: 8575 Maui BISH 10/8/1910
38 Argyroxiphium virescens Hillebr. Contact Bishop Museum Botany department for locality information On fog- and rainswept moss-covered eroded lava PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Degener, O. 3528 Maui BISH 8/17/1927
39 Argyroxiphium virescens Hillebr. Contact Bishop Museum Botany department for locality information Moist woods. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN forbes, c.n. collector number: 1170.m Kauai BISH 8/17/1919
40 Argyroxiphium virescens Hillebr. Contact Bishop Museum Botany department for locality information PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Rock, J.F.C. 8575 Maui BISH 10/8/1910
41 Argyroxiphium virescens Hillebr. Contact Bishop Museum Botany department for locality information PRESERVED_SPECIMEN forbes, c.n. collector number: 1064.m Maui BISH 8/4/1919
42 Argyroxiphium virescens Hillebr. Contact Bishop Museum Botany department for locality information On face of cliff, near scrub PRESERVED_SPECIMEN st.john, h. mitchell, a.l. collector number: 21153 Maui BISH 8/26/1945
43 Argyroxiphium virescens Hillebr. Contact Bishop Museum Botany department for locality information PRESERVED_SPECIMEN forbes, c.n. collector number: 1170 m Maui BISH 8/17/1919
44 Argyroxiphium virescens Hillebr. Contact Bishop Museum Botany department for locality information PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Forbes, C.N. 1170 M Maui BISH 8/17/1919
45 Argyroxiphium virescens Hillebr. Contact Bishop Museum Botany department for locality information Growing in gully bottom. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN rock, j.f.c. collector number: 8575 Hawaii BISH 10/8/1910
46 Argyroxiphium virescens Hillebr. Contact Bishop Museum Botany department for locality information PRESERVED_SPECIMEN forbes, c.n. collector number: 1251.m Maui BISH 8/2/1919
47 Argyroxiphium virescens Hillebr. Contact Bishop Museum Botany department for locality information PRESERVED_SPECIMEN lydgate, j.m. collector number: s.n. Maui BISH
48 Argyroxiphium virescens Hillebr. Contact Bishop Museum Botany department for locality information PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Forbes, C.N. s.n. Maui BISH 7/1/1919
49 Argyroxiphium virescens Hillebr. Contact Bishop Museum Botany department for locality information PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Forbes, C.N. 1064.M Maui BISH 8/4/1919
50 Argyroxiphium virescens Hillebr. Contact Bishop Museum Botany department for locality information On face of cliff near scrub PRESERVED_SPECIMEN st.john, h. collector number: 21153 Maui BISH 8/26/1945
51 Argyroxiphium virescens Hillebr. Contact Bishop Museum Botany department for locality information PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Mann, H. 369 Maui BISH 2/6/1905
52 Argyroxiphium virescens Hillebr. Contact Bishop Museum Botany department for locality information PRESERVED_SPECIMEN forbes, c.n. collector number: s.n. Maui BISH 7/1/1919
53 Argyroxiphium virescens Hillebr. Contact Bishop Museum Botany department for locality information On face of cliff near scrub PRESERVED_SPECIMEN St. John, H. 21153 Maui BISH 8/26/1945
54 Argyroxiphium virescens Hillebr. Contact Bishop Museum Botany department for locality information PRESERVED_SPECIMEN h. st. john & a. l. mitchell 21100 A 8/21/1945
55 Argyroxiphium virescens Hillebr. Contact Bishop Museum Botany department for locality information PRESERVED_SPECIMEN us nat. arboretum staff s.n. A
56 Argyroxiphium virescens Hillebr. Contact Bishop Museum Botany department for locality information PRESERVED_SPECIMEN j. f. rock 8575 MICH 10/8/1910
57 Argyroxiphium virescens Hillebr. Contact Bishop Museum Botany department for locality information Forest PRESERVED_SPECIMEN j. f. rock 8575 MIN 10/8/1910
58 Argyroxiphium virescens Hillebr. Contact Bishop Museum Botany department for locality information PRESERVED_SPECIMEN o. degener MPM 8/17/1927
59 Argyroxiphium virescens Hillebr. Contact Bishop Museum Botany department for locality information PRESERVED_SPECIMEN c. n. forbes 1170m NY 8/17/1919
60 Argyroxiphium virescens Hillebr. Contact Bishop Museum Botany department for locality information PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Steve Perlman 12515 Maui PTBG 1/24/1992
61 Argyroxiphium virescens Hillebr. Contact Bishop Museum Botany department for locality information PRESERVED_SPECIMEN mann, h. brigham, w.t. collector number: 369 Maui BISH
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