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Argyroxiphium caliginis

C.N.Forbes (1920)

This name is accepted

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

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Description

Key Characters:

Growth Form: Upright (erect) or subspherical rosette shrub, (0.1–)0.15–0.45 m tall.

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 entire.

Flowers:

Fruit: Fruit a simple; dry; achene (cypsela); brown; pale brown; tan; or straw-colored; arcuate; linear; surface glabrous; ribbed/nerved with a pappus.

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Historical Distribution

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Uses and Culture

USES

Natural History

Statewide Status

Endemic

Island Status

Maui Endemic

Dispersal Agents


Pollinators

Bibliography

Name Published In: Occas. Pap. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Mus. 7: 38 (1920)

Other References

Wagner et al. 1990:259 (WM)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Scientific Name Authorship Locality Habitat Basis of Record Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Argyroxiphium caliginis C.N.Forbes w maui, lowest bog w of puu kukui summit Wind-swept bog; sunken even with mossy bog surface. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN degener, o. degener, i.; fleming, w. collector number: 25077 Maui BISH 3/25/1959
2 Argyroxiphium caliginis C.N.Forbes mauna eke, w maui PRESERVED_SPECIMEN cox jr. collector number: 10321 Maui BISH 8/8/1912
3 Argyroxiphium caliginis C.N.Forbes w maui, mount eke PRESERVED_SPECIMEN rock, j.f.c. collector number: 16021 Kauai BISH 9/5/1918
4 Argyroxiphium caliginis C.N.Forbes w maui, puu kukui PRESERVED_SPECIMEN forbes, c.n. collector number: 64.m Maui BISH 5/1/1910
5 Argyroxiphium caliginis C.N.Forbes W Maui, summit of Mt. Eke only Shrubless clay bog PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Degener, O. 2557 Maui BISH 8/30/1927
6 Argyroxiphium caliginis C.N.Forbes summit, mt. eke, west maui, t.h. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN h. stearns 10796 MO 2/1/1936
7 Argyroxiphium caliginis C.N.Forbes summit of mt blue only PRESERVED_SPECIMEN otto degener 2557 CM 8/30/1927
8 Argyroxiphium caliginis C.N.Forbes honokahau drainage basin PRESERVED_SPECIMEN c. n. forbes 391.m Maui F 9/25/1917
9 Argyroxiphium caliginis C.N.Forbes mt. eke Cultivated for reforestation. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN forbes, c.n. collector number: 391.m Molokai BISH 9/25/1917
10 Argyroxiphium caliginis C.N.Forbes W Maui, N summit of Mt. Eke rim only Rare, in shrubless clay bog PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Degener, O. 3526 Maui BISH 8/20/1927
11 Argyroxiphium caliginis C.N.Forbes summit of mount eke only, w maui PRESERVED_SPECIMEN o. degener & h. wiebke 2557 MU 8/30/1927
12 Argyroxiphium caliginis C.N.Forbes N/A PRESERVED_SPECIMEN o. degener NCSC 8/30/1927
13 Argyroxiphium caliginis C.N.Forbes lowest bog west of puu kukui summit, maui. In windswept bog. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN o. degener 25077 NY 3/25/1959
14 Argyroxiphium caliginis C.N.Forbes on maui. eke, honokahau drainage basin PRESERVED_SPECIMEN c. n. forbes 391m NY 9/25/1917
15 Argyroxiphium caliginis C.N.Forbes summit of mt. eke only, west maui, t.h. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN o. degener 2557 NY 8/30/1927
16 Argyroxiphium caliginis C.N.Forbes summit of mt. eke only, west maui, t.h. Shrubless clay bog. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN o. degener 2557 NY 8/30/1927
17 Argyroxiphium caliginis C.N.Forbes northern summit of mt. eke rim only, west maui, t. hawaii. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN o. degener 3526 NY 8/30/1927
18 Argyroxiphium caliginis C.N.Forbes lowest bog west of puu kukui summit, west maui. In windswept bog. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN o. degener 25076 NY 3/25/1959
19 Argyroxiphium caliginis C.N.Forbes W. Maui, Puu Kukui Trail, bogs below Violet Lake. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Steve Perlman 11598 Maui PTBG 2/22/1991
20 Argyroxiphium caliginis C.N.Forbes West Maui Forest Reserve. Violet Lake. 1 mile north-northwest of Puu Kukui. Bog. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN T. G. Lammers 5675 Maui PTBG 7/14/1984
21 Argyroxiphium caliginis C.N.Forbes puu kukui swamp, west maui PRESERVED_SPECIMEN j. f. rock 10318 Maui US
22 Argyroxiphium caliginis C.N.Forbes Puu Kukui trail, in and around bogs near Violet Lake, ca. 5000 and at 5300 ft el. In Metrosideros montane wet bogs. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Steve Perlman 6885 Maui PTBG 11/14/1987
23 Argyroxiphium caliginis C.N.Forbes Along the Puu Kukui Trail, a short distance south of Violet Lake. Open, quaking bog PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Derral Herbst 6632 Maui PTBG 12/11/1980
24 Argyroxiphium caliginis C.N.Forbes in bog along trail to summit of puu kukui, w. maui PRESERVED_SPECIMEN t. g. yuncker 3484 Maui US 3/4/1933
25 Argyroxiphium caliginis C.N.Forbes lowest bog west of puu kukui summit. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN o. degener, i. degener & w. fleming 25077 Oahu US 3/25/1959
26 Argyroxiphium caliginis C.N.Forbes Puu Kukui Trail. In open bog (third from bottom). PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Winona Char PKWM 71a-76 Maui PTBG 1/6/1976
27 Argyroxiphium caliginis C.N.Forbes Puu Kukui Trail. In open bog (third from bottom). PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Winona Char PKWM 71-76 Maui PTBG 1/6/1976
28 Argyroxiphium caliginis C.N.Forbes In bog along trail to summit of Puu Kukui, W. Maui PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Yuncker, T. G. 3484 Maui US 1933-00-00
29 Argyroxiphium caliginis C.N.Forbes Summit of Mt. Eke only, West Maui PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Degener, O. 2557 Maui US 8/30/2027
30 Argyroxiphium caliginis C.N.Forbes Lowest bog west of Puu Kukui summit. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Degener, O.; Degener, I.; Fleming, W. 25077 Maui US 3/25/1959
31 Argyroxiphium caliginis C.N.Forbes Summit of Mount Eke only, W Maui PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Degener, O.; Wiebke, H. 2557 Maui US 8/30/2027
32 Argyroxiphium caliginis C.N.Forbes summit of mt. eke only, west maui PRESERVED_SPECIMEN o. degener 2557 Maui US 8/30/1927
33 Argyroxiphium caliginis C.N.Forbes Puu Kukui swamp, West Maui PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Rock, J. F. 10318 Maui US 8/10/2020
34 Argyroxiphium caliginis C.N.Forbes lahaina district, west maui forest reserve violet lake, 1 mile nnw of puu kukui Bog PRESERVED_SPECIMEN lammers, t.g. hobdy, r. collector number: 5675 Maui BISH 7/14/1984
35 Argyroxiphium caliginis C.N.Forbes W Maui, Mt. Eke summit PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Stearns, H. Degener 10796 Maui BISH 2/1/1936
36 Argyroxiphium caliginis C.N.Forbes w maui, puu kukui PRESERVED_SPECIMEN bryan jr., e.h. collector number: s.n. Maui BISH 12/1/1928
37 Argyroxiphium caliginis C.N.Forbes mt. eke Psidium, Schinus, Metrosideros; loose soil between roots PRESERVED_SPECIMEN forbes, c.n. collector number: 391(a).m Oahu BISH 9/25/1917
38 Argyroxiphium caliginis C.N.Forbes west maui, `eke PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Molokai US
39 Argyroxiphium caliginis C.N.Forbes w maui, mt. eke summit Very common in shrubless clay bog but found nowhere else. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN degener, o. collector number: 2557 Maui BISH 8/30/1927
40 Argyroxiphium caliginis C.N.Forbes Maui PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Anon. A Maui BISH
41 Argyroxiphium caliginis C.N.Forbes w maui, summit of mt. eke only Shrubless clay bog PRESERVED_SPECIMEN degener, o. collector number: 2557 Maui BISH 8/30/1927
42 Argyroxiphium caliginis C.N.Forbes w maui, lahaina district, honolua along puu kukui trail, a short distance s of violet lake In open, quaking bog PRESERVED_SPECIMEN herbst, d.r. collector number: 6632 Maui BISH 12/11/1980
43 Argyroxiphium caliginis C.N.Forbes W Maui, Lowest bog W of Puu Kukui summit Wind-swept bog; sunken even with mossy bog surface. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Degener, O. 25077 Maui BISH 3/25/1959
44 Argyroxiphium caliginis C.N.Forbes W Maui, Lahaina District, Honolua Along Puu Kukui Trail, a short distance S of Violet Lake In open, quaking bog PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Herbst, D.R. 6632 Maui BISH 12/11/1980
45 Argyroxiphium caliginis C.N.Forbes mt. eke PRESERVED_SPECIMEN forbes, c.n. collector number: 391.m BISH 9/25/1917
46 Argyroxiphium caliginis C.N.Forbes Mauna Eke, W Maui PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Cox Jr. 10321 Maui BISH 8/1/1912
47 Argyroxiphium caliginis C.N.Forbes mt. eke PRESERVED_SPECIMEN forbes, c.n. collector number: 391(a).m BISH 9/25/1917
48 Argyroxiphium caliginis C.N.Forbes W Maui, Mt. Eke summit Very common in shrubless clay bog but found nowhere else. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Degener, O. 2557 Maui BISH 8/30/1927
49 Argyroxiphium caliginis C.N.Forbes w maui, mt. eke summit only Shrubless clay bog PRESERVED_SPECIMEN degener, o. collector number: 2557 Maui BISH 8/8/1927
50 Argyroxiphium caliginis C.N.Forbes Lahaina District, West Maui Forest Reserve Violet Lake, 1 mile NNW of Puu Kukui Bog PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Lammers, T.G. 5675 Maui BISH 7/14/1984
51 Argyroxiphium caliginis C.N.Forbes pu`u kukui, 5300' PRESERVED_SPECIMEN l. e. bishop Maui US
52 Argyroxiphium caliginis C.N.Forbes puu kukui Open bog on a wet slope PRESERVED_SPECIMEN st.john, h. collector number: 10258 Maui BISH 2/7/1930
53 Argyroxiphium caliginis C.N.Forbes w maui, w of puu kukui summit in lowest wind-swept bog; sunken equally with mossy surface of bog Common on crater floor on a`a lava & cinders. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN degener, o. degener, i.; fleming, w. collector number: 25076 Maui BISH 3/25/1959
54 Argyroxiphium caliginis C.N.Forbes w maui, n summit of mt. eke rim only Rare, in shrubless clay bog PRESERVED_SPECIMEN degener, o. collector number: 3526 Maui BISH 8/20/1927
55 Argyroxiphium caliginis C.N.Forbes W Maui, Mt. Eke summit only Shrubless clay bog PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Degener, O. 2557 Maui BISH 8/30/1927
56 Argyroxiphium caliginis C.N.Forbes maui PRESERVED_SPECIMEN anon. collector number: a Maui BISH
57 Argyroxiphium caliginis C.N.Forbes w maui, mt. eke summit PRESERVED_SPECIMEN stearns, h. collector number: degener 10796 Maui BISH 2/1/1936
58 Argyroxiphium caliginis C.N.Forbes W Maui, Mount Eke swamp PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Rock, J.F.C. 16021 Maui BISH 9/5/1918
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