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In the early part of the twentieth century, travelers often thoughtlessly destroyed the silversword by rolling the plants into the crater for amusement or wearing leis made of the silver-gray leaves. By 1929, a naturalist… |
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sounded the alarm that less than a hundred silverswords remained in Haleakala. Thankfully, conservation efforts have since slowly brought the numbers up for both the unique silversword and the beloved nene. |
