More from yesterday! The pictures you are looking at here are of the Silversword plants, aka 'ahinahina. They are only found here on Haleakala! The plant can live up to 50 years, but only ever reproduces (blooms) once in it's life. The top picture is an image of one in old age after it is done blooming and the bottom picture is one of their youth. They are called silverswords because that huge stalk (almost as tall as me) grows out of the top. They traditionally bloom in June, but the park ranger said that one was blooming 3 miles into the crater erosion area. I would have loved to see it, but after waking up at 3AM to see the sunrise, a hike was not on our list of things to do. You should definitely look up a picture of one that is blooming on google!
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