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Endemic to Kauai. Part of the Silversword alliance - endemic group of over 50 species, subspecies, variations and hybrids found only in the Hawaiian Islands. Elevation around 2830 ft. (863m).
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Endemic to Kauai. Part of the Silversword alliance - endemic group of over 50 species, subspecies, variations and hybrids found only in the Hawaiian Islands. Elevation around 2830 ft. (863m).
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Endemic to Kauai. Part of the Silversword alliance - endemic group of over 50 species, subspecies, variations and hybrids found only in the Hawaiian Islands. Elevation around 2830 ft. (863m).
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Endemic to Kauai. Part of the Silversword alliance - endemic group of over 50 species, subspecies, variations and hybrids found only in the Hawaiian Islands. Elevation around 2830 ft. (863m).
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Endemic to Kauai. Part of the Silversword alliance - endemic group of over 50 species, subspecies, variations and hybrids found only in the Hawaiian Islands. Elevation around 2830 ft. (863m).
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Endemic to Kauai. Part of the Silversword alliance - endemic group of over 50 species, subspecies, variations and hybrids found only in the Hawaiian Islands. Elevation around 2830 ft. (863m). Note peripheral, uniseriate bracts.
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Endemic to Kauai. Part of the Silversword alliance - endemic group of over 50 species, subspecies, variations and hybrids found only in the Hawaiian Islands. Elevation around 2830 ft. (863m). Note peripheral, uniseriate bracts.
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Endemic to Kauai. Part of the Silversword alliance - endemic group of over 50 species, subspecies, variations and hybrids found only in the Hawaiian Islands. Elevation around 2830 ft. (863m). Note glandular, hairy peduncles.
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Flowering has finished, but inflorescences with fruit heads can be seen.
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Category hierarchy: Biomes | Forests | Understories & Forest FloorDescription: A rare and endangered Hawaiian plant species known as the Iliau (Kauai relative of the Silversword plant), growing atop the cliffs of the Waimea canyon on the island of Kauai.Capture device: Camera: Pentax K1000Capture details: Lens: Quantaray 52mm P.L; Film: FujicolorOriginal date: 20070613Locality: Latitude: 2.209640000000000e+001; Longitude: -1.595260000000000e+002
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Category hierarchy: Biomes | Volcanic EnvironmentsDescription: This photo, taken on the rim of Hawaii's Waimea canyon, features several Iliau silverswords in the foreground.Capture device: Camera: Pentax K1000Capture details: Lens: Quantaray 52mm P.L; Film: FujicolorOriginal date: 19980600Locality: Latitude: 2.209640000000000e+001; Longitude: -1.595260000000000e+002
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Category hierarchy: Biomes | Volcanic EnvironmentsDescription: This photo, taken on the rim of Hawaii's Waimea canyon, features several Iliau silverswords in the foreground.Capture device: Camera: Pentax K1000Capture details: Lens: Quantaray 52mm P.L; Film: FujicolorOriginal date: 19980600Locality: Latitude: 2.209640000000000e+001; Longitude: -1.595260000000000e+002
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Category hierarchy: Environmental Topics | Threatened & Endangered SpeciesDescription: A rare and endangered Hawaiian plant species known as the Iliau (Kauai relative of the Silversword plant), growing atop the cliffs of the Waimea canyon on the island of Kauai.Capture device: Camera: Pentax K1000Capture details: Lens: Quantaray 52mm P.L; Film: FujicolorOriginal date: 20070613Locality: Latitude: 2.209640000000000e+001; Longitude: -1.595260000000000e+002
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Category hierarchy: Environmental Topics | Threatened & Endangered SpeciesDescription: A rare and endangered Hawaiian plant species known as the Iliau (Kauai relative of the Silversword plant), growing atop the cliffs of the Waimea canyon on the island of Kauai.Capture device: Camera: Pentax K1000Capture details: Lens: Quantaray 52mm P.L; Film: FujicolorOriginal date: 20070701Locality: Latitude: 2.209640000000000e+001; Longitude: -1.595260000000000e+002
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Category hierarchy: Environmental Topics | Threatened & Endangered SpeciesDescription: A rare and endangered Hawaiian plant species known as the Iliau (Kauai relative of the Silversword plant), growing atop the cliffs of the Waimea canyon on the island of Kauai.Capture device: Camera: Pentax K1000Capture details: Lens: Quantaray 52mm P.L; Film: FujicolorOriginal date: 20070613Locality: Latitude: 2.209640000000000e+001; Longitude: -1.595260000000000e+002
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Category hierarchy: Environmental Topics | Threatened & Endangered SpeciesDescription: A rare and endangered Hawaiian plant species known as the Iliau (Kauai relative of the Silversword plant), growing atop the cliffs of the Waimea canyon on the island of Kauai.Capture device: Camera: Pentax K1000Capture details: Lens: Quantaray 52mm P.L; Film: FujichromeOriginal date: 20070613Locality: Latitude: 2.209640000000000e+001; Longitude: -1.595260000000000e+002
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Category hierarchy: Environmental Topics | Threatened & Endangered SpeciesDescription: A rare and endangered Hawaiian plant species known as the Iliau (Kauai relative of the Silversword plant), growing atop the cliffs of the Waimea canyon on the island of Kauai.Capture device: Camera: Pentax K1000Capture details: Lens: Quantaray 52mm P.L; Film: FujichromeOriginal date: 20070613Locality: Latitude: 2.209640000000000e+001; Longitude: -1.595260000000000e+002
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Summary[
edit] Description: English: Iliau (Wilkesia gymnoxiphium) near the rim of Waimea Canyon, Kauaʻi. Date: 21:56, 10 December 2009 (UTC). Source: I (
KarlM (
talk)) created this work entirely by myself. Author:
KarlM (
talk).
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Category hierarchy: Environmental Topics | Threatened & Endangered SpeciesDescription: A rare and endangered Hawaiian plant species known as the Iliau (Kauai relative of the Silversword plant), growing atop the cliffs of the Waimea canyon on the island of Kauai.Capture device: Camera: Pentax K1000Capture details: Lens: Quantaray 52mm P.L; Film: FujichromeOriginal date: 20070613Locality: Latitude: 2.209640000000000e+001; Longitude: -1.595260000000000e+002
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Category hierarchy: Environmental Topics | Threatened & Endangered SpeciesDescription: A rare and endangered Hawaiian plant species known as the Iliau (Kauai relative of the Silversword plant), growing atop the cliffs of the Waimea canyon on the island of Kauai.Capture device: Camera: Pentax K1000Capture details: Lens: Quantaray 52mm P.L; Film: FujichromeOriginal date: 20070613Locality: Latitude: 2.209640000000000e+001; Longitude: -1.595260000000000e+002
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IliauAsteraceaeEndemic to the Hawaiian Islands (Kauai only)Oahu (Cultivated) in an urban setting with telephone wires.Iliau or Kauai greensword (Wilkesia gymnoxiphium) is related to the famous silverswords and greenswords found at high elevations on Maui and Hawaii Island, both belong to the very large Asteraceae or Sunflower family of some 20,000 species worldwide! The genus Wilkesia is an endemic Hawaiian genus with only two incredible species.Otto Degener, Botanist, in "Flora Hawaiiensis" says that "Kauai Wilkesia ...is said to have been used medicinally by the ancient Hawaiians." Kaluna M. Kaaiakamanu in "Native Hawaiian Medicine--Volume III" confirms that iliau was used as medicine, but does not explain its application.Leaves
www.flickr.com/photos/dweickhoff/12685296413/in/datetaken...Stalk
www.flickr.com/photos/dweickhoff/12685012233/in/datetaken...EtymologyThe generic epithet Wilkesia is named in honor of Captain Charles Wilkes (1798-1877), a commander of the United States Exploring Expedition.The specific epithet gymnoxiphium is derived from the Greek gymno, naked or exposed, and xiphos, sword, in reference to the elongated sword-shaped leaves of this remarkable plant.
nativeplants.hawaii.edu/plant/view/Wilkesia_gymnoxiphium
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Category hierarchy: Environmental Topics | Threatened & Endangered SpeciesDescription: A rare and endangered Hawaiian plant species known as the Iliau (Kauai relative of the Silversword plant), growing atop the cliffs of the Waimea canyon on the island of Kauai.Capture device: Camera: Pentax K1000Capture details: Lens: Quantaray 52mm P.L; Film: FujicolorOriginal date: 20070613Locality: Latitude: 2.209640000000000e+001; Longitude: -1.595260000000000e+002
