Argyroxiphium kauense (Mauna Loa Silversword)
Argyroxiphium kauense(Rock & Neal ) O.Deg . & I.Deg . Ka’u Silversword , Mauna Loa Silversword Argyroxiphium sandwicensesubsp.kauense , genus Argyroxiphium sandwicensevar.kauense , Dubautia kauensis Photo via hiveminer.com Family : AsteraceaeSubfamily : AsteroideaeTribe : MadieaeGenus : Argyroxiphium This species is endemic to the eastern and southern slopes of Mauna Loa on the island ofHawaii . It occurs in montane shrubland , bog , and open mesic forest . genus Argyroxiphium kauenseis an erect stem canker shrub with dagger - work leaves covered with fine light silvern hairs ....