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Argyroxiphium caliginis
Argyroxiphium
caliginis
, the
Eke
silversword
, is a
species
of
flowering plant
in the
sunflower family
,
Asteraceae
.
It is found only in two
Hawaiian tropical rainforest bogs
in
West Maui
,
Hawaii
.
The species is
threatened
by
damage
to the
bogs
by
rooting
feral pigs
, but the main population at Eke
Crater
is now
protected
by
fencing
.