Maui CNC Observation of the Day (April 29)

@lylegordon recorded this Hawaiian Silversword (Argyroxiphium sandwicense) in full bloom in Haleakala National Park. A remarkable observation given that one of these plants will flower only once in its life of 20 to 90 years. Read more about it here: https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/68283-Argyroxiphium-sandwicense and see Lyle's observation here: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/11829836

Posted on April 30, 2018 08:14 AM by jstarmer