#argyroxiphium_virescens_×_sandwicense_subsp._macrocephalum

Argyroxiphium virescens × sandwicense subsp. macrocephalum

Hybrid species of flowering plant

Argyroxiphium virescens × sandwicense subsp. macrocephalum, commonly known as the Pu'u 'Alaea greensword is a hybrid species of silversword plant in the family Asteraceae, and is a part of the silversword alliance. It is a hybrid between two taxons of silversword plant in the genus Argyroxiphium, being the presumably extinct Argyroxiphium virescens, and a subspecies, Argyroxiphium sandwicense subsp. macrocephalum. The hybrid species was discovered in 1989, when an individual flowered, which revealed hybridization features of two species of silversword. It is endemic to East Maui, primarily near the town of Pu’u Alaea, where it is seen growing beside other Argyroxiphium species. The population of the hybrid species is unknown, but is likely under threat of feral goats, and pigs that plague silversword plants.

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