Argyroxiphium virescens
Taxonomy [top]
| Kingdom | Phylum | Class | Order | Family |
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| PLANTAE | TRACHEOPHYTA | MAGNOLIOPSIDA | ASTERALES | COMPOSITAE |
| Scientific Name: | Argyroxiphium virescens |
| Species Authority: | Hillebr. |
Assessment Information [top]
| Red List Category & Criteria: | Extinct ver 3.1 |
| Year Published: | 2003 |
| Assessor/s: | Bruegmann, M.M. & Caraway, V. |
| Reviewer/s: | Maunder, M. (Plant Conservation Committee) & Dickinson, T. (Red List Programme Office) |
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Justification: A. virescens was last collected in 1945. No pure individuals of the species are known to exist and the last known individuals of hybrid origin, died in 1996. |
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Geographic Range [top]
| Range Description: | Found only on island of Maui, East Maui, Haleakala Crater. A. virescens was last collected in 1945. No pure individuals of the species are known to exist and the last known individuals of hybrid origin, died in 1996. |
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Regionally extinct:
United States (Hawaiian Is.)
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Habitat and Ecology [top]
| Habitat and Ecology: | A single-stemmed or branched rosette shrub of moist to wet subalpine forests and shrublands. |
| Systems: | Terrestrial |
Threats [top]
| Major Threat(s): | The decline of A. virescens can be attributed to the heavy impact of introduced goats, pigs and cattle on the native vegetation of Haleakala in the past. |
Bibliography [top]
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IUCN. 2003. 2003 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded on 18 November 2003. NatureServe. 2003. NatureServe Explorer: An online encyclopedia of life [web application]. Version 1.8. NatureServe, Arlington, Virginia. (Accessed: October 17, 2003). U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. 2003. Rare plant database. Unpublished. Wagner, W., Herbst, D. and Sohmer S. 1999. Manual of the Flowering Plants of Hawaii. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum Special Publication 91: 1-1918. |
| Citation: | Bruegmann, M.M. & Caraway, V. 2003. Argyroxiphium virescens. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 25 May 2012. |
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