Rare Flower Maui. Rats are a common problem for Hawaiis rare plants as they can devour fruits before seeds can be dispersed. Apr 22 2019 Apr 22 2019 Environment.
The only known individual was discovered in wet ohia forest on Mauna Kahalawai West Maui. A member of the hibiscus family the Hibiscadelphus woodii had not been spotted since 2009 and in 2016 it was officially added to the extinct species list. The most familiar tropical flower families are heliconia and ginger.
Protections are urgently needed to keep rare wild plants like Cyanea heluensis alive.
Flower varies from white to pink 2cm diameter. Silverswords live between 3. The Hawaiian silversword known by its Hawaiian name ahinahina very grey is an exceptionally rare and endangered plant unique to Haleakala on Maui and Mauna Kea and Mauna Loa on the Big Island of Hawaii. Easter has come and gone but a flower once thought to be extinct has risen.