Argyroxiphium is a small genus of five species in the sunflower family, Asteraceae. Its members are known by the common name of silversword or greensword due to their long, narrow leaves and the silvery hairs on some species. It belongs to a larger radiation of over 50 species, including the physically different genera Dubautia and Wilkesia. (from Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silver_Sword_(botany))

• The Silver Soward flower - grows about 6 feet tall for up to 50 years. It blooms once then dies. The Silver Soward flower - grows about 6 feet tall for up to 50 years. It blooms once then dies.
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• A view from the summit of Haleakala, looking down into the crater. A view from the summit of Haleakala, looking down into the crater.
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