flowering Mauna Kea silversword or ahinahina, Argyroxiphium sandwicense, subsp. sandwicense, a critically endangered species, endemic to Hawaii Island

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flowering Mauna Kea silversword or ahinahina, Argyroxiphium sandwicense, subsp. sandwicense, a critically endangered species, endemic to the slopes of MaunaKea volcano, with stars of the Milky Way in the background, the Big Island, Hawaii,

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Location: Kona, Hawaii, USA
Photo credit: © Doug Perrine / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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