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Achyranthes atollensis

Image of chaff flower

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AmaranthaceaeEndemic to the Hawaiian Islands; formerly Northwest Hawaiian Islands: Kure Atoll (Knemilohai), Midway Atoll (Pihemanu), Pearl & Hermes Atoll (Holoikauaua), and Laysan (Kau).ExtinctThe Hawaiian Islands have two additional extant endemic species, both listed as federally endangered:Blunt chaff flower(Achyranthes mutica)www.flickr.com/photos/dweickhoff/5698022906/www.flickr.com/photos/dweickhoff/4742575407/ Maui chaff flower or Ahinahina(Achyranthes splendens var. splendens)www.flickr.com/photos/dweickhoff/5209983210/www.flickr.com/photos/dweickhoff/5209382787/Round-leaved chaff flower or Ahinahina(Achyranthes splendens var. rotundata)www.flickr.com/photos/dweickhoff/5209381665/www.flickr.com/photos/dweickhoff/5209985226/

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