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Global Warming May Have Severe Consequences for Rare Haleakala Silversword Plants

2013-01-15 20:59:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

ScienceDaily: While the iconic Haleakala silversword plant made a strong recovery from early 20th-century threats, it has now entered a period of substantial climate-related decline. New research published this week warns that global warming may have severe consequences for the silversword in its native habitat. Known for its striking rosette, the silversword grows for 20-90 years before the single reproductive event at the end of its life, at which time it produces a large (up to six feet tall) inflorescence...

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