"The silvery hairs, fleshy leaves, and low-growing rosette form of the Haleakala silversword (Argyroxiphium sandwicense subsp. macrocephalum) also known as 'ahinahina, allow it to survive in hot, dry climates like the aeolian desert cinder slopes of the crater. Silverswords live between 3 and 90 years or more. They flower once, sending up a spectacular flowering stalk, and then die soon afterward, scattering drying seeds to the wind."
A Silversword Plant Along Sliding Sand Trail, Haleakala National Park
NPS-A. Rulison
Monday, May 24, 2021
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