''Achyranthes atollensis'' (also called atoll achyranthes or Hawaii chaff flower) was a species of
plant in the family
Amaranthaceae. It was
endemic to the
Northwestern Hawaiian Islands
The Northwestern Hawaiian Islands or Leeward Hawaiian Islands are a series of islands and atolls in the Hawaiian island chain located northwest (in some cases, far to the northwest) of the islands of Kauai and Niihau. Politically, they are all p ...
of
Kure,
Midway,
Laysan and the
Pearl and Hermes Atoll. Its natural
habitat was sandy shores. It became
extinct
Extinction is the termination of a kind of organism or of a group of kinds (taxon), usually a species. The moment of extinction is generally considered to be the death of the last individual of the species, although the capacity to breed and ...
due to
habitat loss (residential, commercial and military installation development) and the introduction of non-native species, and was last seen in 1964. It was a perennial shrub living in dry shrublands on calcareous sand and atolls.
See also
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List of species of the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands
This is a list of the species that inhabit the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. Except for researchers and volunteers living on Midway Atoll, Kure Atoll, and Tern Island, the leeward islands are uninhabited by people but home to at least 7000 speci ...
References
External links
HEAR.org Risk project: ''Achyranthes atollensis'' informationHEAR.org Risk project: Hawaiian Ecosystems website
atollensis
Endemic flora of Hawaii
Extinct flora of Hawaii
Natural history of the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands
Plant extinctions since 1500
Species endangered by habitat loss
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
Plants described in 1980
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