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Astelia argyrocoma
Astelia argyrocoma is a species of astelia endemic to the highlands of Kauaʻi in the state of Hawaii, United States. This plant is found only in native Hawaiian tropical rainforests at higher elevations in forests dominated by ʻōhiʻa lehua trees.
From the article Astelia argyrocoma on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
Astelia arygyrocoma is a grass-like shrub with silvery-green leaves 40–100 cm (16–39 in) long and 0.4–1.1 cm (0.16–0.43 in) wide. The undersides of the leaves are silver. Flowers are green and reddish-brown, developing into bright orange berries.
Range & habitat
Astelia argyrocoma can only be found in high elevation tropical montane cloud forests on Kauaʻi, between around 500 and 1,400 m (1,640 and 4,590 ft) elevation, particularly on the Alakaʻi plateau. It is absent from the very highest elevations of the island.
== References ==
Wikipedia: “Distribution and habitat”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 158803.