Overview
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Interesting Facts
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Common Names
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Common Names in English:
Silver-Hair Astelia, Silverhair Pineapplegrass
Description
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Physical Description
Habit: Forb/herb
Biology
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Reproduction
Duration: Perennial
Taxonomy
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- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- eukaryotes
- Kingdom:
Plantae
()
- Haeckel, 1866
- Plants
- Subkingdom:
Viridaeplantae
()
- Cavalier-Smith, 1981
- Phylum:
Tracheophyta
()
- Sinnott, 1935 ex Cavalier-Smith, 1998
- Vascular Plants
- Subphylum:
Euphyllophytina
()
- Infraphylum:
Radiatopses
()
- Kenrick & Crane, 1997
- Class:
Spermatopsida
()
- Brongniart, 1843
- Subclass:
Liliidae
()
- Takhtajan, 1967
- Superorder:
Lilianae
()
- Takhtajan, 1967
- Order:
Asparagales
()
- Bromhead, 1838
- Suborder:
Asteliineae
()
- Family:
Asteliaceae
()
- Dumortier, 1829
- Genus:
Astelia
()
- Banks & Solander ex R. Brown, 1810, nom. cons.
- Specific epithet:
argyrocoma
- A.Heller & Skottsb.
- Botanical name: - Astelia argyrocoma A.Heller & Skottsb.
- Specific epithet:
argyrocoma
- A.Heller & Skottsb.
- Genus:
Astelia
(
- Family:
Asteliaceae
(
- Suborder:
Asteliineae
(
- Order:
Asparagales
(
- Superorder:
Lilianae
(
- Subclass:
Liliidae
(
- Class:
Spermatopsida
(
- Infraphylum:
Radiatopses
(
- Subphylum:
Euphyllophytina
(
- Phylum:
Tracheophyta
(
- Subkingdom:
Viridaeplantae
(
- Kingdom:
Plantae
(
Notes
Publishing author : A.Heller & Skottsb. Publication : Bull . Bernice P. Bishop Mus. 117: 31, descr. 1934
Similar Species
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Members of the genus Astelia
ZipcodeZoo has pages for 6 species, subspecies, varieties, forms, and cultivars in this genus:
A. argyrocoma (Silver-Hair Astelia) · A. chathamica (Silver Spear Astelia) · A. menziesiana (Menzies' Astelia) · A. nervosa (Mountain Astelia) · A. nervosa 'Westland' (Mountain Astelia) · A. waialealae (Kauai Pa'iniu)
More Info
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Further Reading
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- Minnesota botanical studies. Minneapolis, Geological and Natural History Survey of Minnesota. url p. 805.
- Phytologia. Bronx Park, New York, H.A. Gleason and H.N. Moldenke, url p. 211.
Notes
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Contributors
- Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 10, 2012.
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed February 28, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from provider.
- Ruggiero M., Gordon D., Bailly N., Kirk P., Nicolson D. (2011). The Catalogue of Life Taxonomic Classification, Edition 2, Part A. In: Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2011 Annual Checklist (Bisby F.A., Roskov Y.R., Orrell T.M., Nicolson D., Paglinawan L.E., Bailly N., Kirk P.M., Bourgoin T., Baillargeon G., Ouvrard D., eds). DVD; Species 2000: Reading, UK.
- The International Plant Names Index. Accessed Dec 27, 2011.
- USDA, NRCS. 2005. The PLANTS Database, Version 3.5 (http://plants.usda.gov). National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA.
- World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Release date: November 27, 2009
Data Sources
Accessed through GBIF Data Portal February 28, 2008:
- USDA PLANTS: USDA PLANTS Database
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2662766
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: Kew-275800
- Globally Unique Identifier: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:531605-1
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 43171
- International Plant Names Index (IPNI) ID: 531605-1
- Natural Heritage Network Species Identifier: PMLIL0A010
- U.S.D.A. Plant Symbol: ASAR9
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 23422
