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Plant Biodiversity and Population Dynamics

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Part of the book series: The Plant Sciences ((PLANTSCI,volume 8))

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Introduction

The Haleakala silversword , Argyroxiphium sandwicense subsp. macrocephalum, is an unusual plant for many reasons, not the least of which is its striking appearance, like the offspring of a marriage between a footstool and a pincushion (Fig. 1).

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A flowering Haleakala silversword (Photo by Forest and Kim Starr)

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  1. Department of Biology, MSC 53, Lewis & Clark College, 0615 SW Palatine Hill Rd, 97219, Portland, OR, USA

    Paulette Bierzychudek

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    Russell K. Monson

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Bierzychudek, P. (2014). Plant Biodiversity and Population Dynamics. In: Monson, R. (eds) Ecology and the Environment. The Plant Sciences, vol 8. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-7501-9_15

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