Maui chaff flowerAmaranthaceae Endemic to the Hawaiian Islands (Lnai and Maui)IUCN: VulnerableOahu (Cultivated)EtymologyGenus is derived from the Greek achyron, chaff, and anthos, flower, referring to the chaffy parts of the flower.The Latin specific and varietal epithet splendens means shining, brilliant, gleaming, referring to the brightness of the leaves.NPH00012nativeplants.hawaii.edu/plant/view/Achyranthes_splendens_...
Maui chaff flowerAmaranthaceae Endemic to the Hawaiian Islands (Lnai and Maui)IUCN: VulnerableOahu (Cultivated)EtymologyGenus is derived from the Greek achyron, chaff, and anthos, flower, referring to the chaffy parts of the flower.The Latin specific and varietal epithet splendens means shining, brilliant, gleaming, referring to the brightness of the leaves.NPH00009nativeplants.hawaii.edu/plant/view/Achyranthes_splendens_...
Blunt chaff flowerAmaranthaceaeEndemic to the Hawaiian Islands (Kauai, extinct; Hawaii Island, extant)IUCN: Critically EndangeredHawaii Island (Cultivated)Closeup of flowering parts www.flickr.com/photos/dweickhoff/4742575407/in/photostream/
Maui chaff flowerAmaranthaceae Endemic to the Hawaiian Islands (Lnai and Maui)IUCN: VulnerableOahu (Cultivated)Habitwww.flickr.com/photos/dweickhoff/5209382787/in/datetaken-...EtymologyGenus is derived from the Greek achyron, chaff, and anthos, flower, referring to the chaffy parts of the flower.The Latin specific and varietal epithet splendens means shining, brilliant, gleaming, referring to the brightness of the leaves.NPH00010nativeplants.hawaii.edu/plant/view/Achyranthes_splendens_...