Asteraceae

Hana Forest silversword

Argyroxiphium grayanum (Hillebr.) O.Deg.

Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Argyroxiphium

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Hana Forest silversword: Argyroxiphium grayanum (habit). Location: Maui, Housing Haleakala National Park — Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (3)

Chinese: 綠劍草
English: Hana Forest silversword
Persian: شمشیری سبز

Synonyms

Wilkesia grayana Hillebr.

Characteristics

Growth habit: Shrub
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Hawaii: native

Photos

Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Forest and Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Forest and Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Forest and Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Forest and Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Forest and Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Forest and Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Forest and Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Forest and Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Forest and Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Forest and Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: KarlM, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.