| 词条 | Argyroxiphium | ||
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|image = Argyroxiphium_sandwicense_Haleakala.jpg |image_caption = Haleakalā silversword |display_parents = 3 |taxon = Argyroxiphium |authority = DC. |synonyms_ref = [1] |synonyms = Argyrophyton Hook. }} Argyroxiphium is a small genus of plants in the sunflower family, Asteraceae.[2][3] Its members are known by the common names 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. This grouping is often referred to as the silversword alliance. DescriptionThese perennials are endemic to Hawai{{okina}}i, occurring only on the islands of Maui and Hawai{{okina}}i in an extremely localized distribution. They are primarily found above {{convert|1500|m|ft|abbr=on}} in elevation in alpine deserts or bogs, indicating an adaptation to low-nutrient soils. The Ka{{okina}}ū or Mauna Loa silversword (A. kauense) is the most adaptable: it can be found in rocky lava flows, bogs, and open forest. They consist of rosette-forming epigeal shrubs or dwarf shrubs. They may consist of a single large rosette (Mauna Kea and Haleakalā silverswords), a short-branched rosette (Mauna Loa silversword), or spreading with runners ({{okina}}Eke silversword, greenswords). The flower heads consist of a ring of pistillate ray florets around 30 to 600 disk florets. The corolla varies in color from purplish to wine red or yellow, while the anthers are dark. A rosette will grow from 5–20 years before flowering, after which it dies. For those with a single rosette, this means the death of the plant (in contrast, those reproducing by runners rarely flower and may be very long-lived). Because they require cross-pollination by insects, many plants must flower at the same time in relatively close proximity or they will fail to set seed. A significant population must exist for enough to flower each year for pollination to occur. Despite appearances, they are very closely related to the genus Dubautia. Although some Dubautia are radically different from silverswords, those found in wet forests and alpine deserts clearly grade into the form of silverswords. Hybrids between Argyroxiphium sandwicense and Dubautia menziesii are common in Haleakalā Crater. Although the two species are quite distinct, the hybrids span the entire range of variation between them. ConservationSilverswords and greenswords are highly sensitive to disturbance. Their shallow root systems are easily crushed in the boggy soil or loose volcanic cinders they grow in. The succulent leaves are eaten by goats in the dry summits, and pigs frequently disturb the fragile bog vegetation. All species are highly restricted in range, and even those that are protected are vulnerable to catastrophic events. The East Maui greensword (A. virescens) is apparently extinct, but in 1989 plants were discovered that appear to be hybrids between it and the Haleakalā Silversword.[4] The Mauna Kea and Mauna Loa silverswords both have small populations, but are being cultivated and outplanted in protected areas. The largest population of Mauna Loa silverswords is in Kahuku, which was recently acquired by Hawaii Volcanoes National Park.[5] Species
now in Dubautia
GalleryReferences1. ^1 2 [https://archive.is/20141107194829/http://dixon.iplantcollaborative.org/CompositaeWeb/default.aspx?Page=NameDetails&TabNum=0&NameId=150854c4-9c16-4321-bfee-e5bd45137169 Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist ] 2. ^[https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/152103#page/673/mode/1up Candolle, Augustin Pyramus de. 1836. Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis 5: 668] 3. ^Tropicos, Argyroxiphium DC. 4. ^{{cite web |first=Gerald |last=Carr |url=http://www.botany.hawaii.edu/faculty/carr/avir.htm |title=Argyroxiphium virescens Hillebrand |work=Hawaiian Silversword Alliance |publisher=University of Hawaii |date=1997-03-20 |accessdate=2009-11-01| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20090918105345/http://www.botany.hawaii.edu/faculty/carr/avir.htm| archivedate= 18 September 2009 | deadurl= no}} 5. ^Flora of the Hawaiian Islands, Smithsonian Institution National Museum of Natural History, External links{{Commons category|Argyroxiphium}}{{Wikispecies}}
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