Argyroxiphium sandwicense subsp. macrocephalum

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hinahina or Haleakal silverswordAsteraceaeEndemic to the Hawaiian Islands (East Maui only)EndangeredHaleakal National Park, East MauiEtymologyThe generic name Argyroxiphium is derived from the Greek argyros, silver, and xiphos, sword, in reference to the leaves of the type species.The specific epithet sandwicensis refers to the "Sandwich Islands," as the Hawaiian Islands were once called, and named by James Cook on one of his voyages in the 1770s. James Cook named the islands after John Montagu (The fourth Earl of Sandwich) for supporting Cook's voyages.The subspecific epithet macrocephalum, with large heads, Greek: makro-kefalh (of flowers).www.flickr.com/photos/dweickhoff/4737215344/in/photolist-...