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Achyranthes atollensis

Plants

Family: Amaranthaceae · Genus: Achyranthes

Achyranthes atollensis

United States Geological Survey (USGS) · public_domain

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Achyranthes atollensis was a species of plant in the family Amaranthaceae. It was endemic to the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands of Kure, Midway, Laysan and the Pearl and Hermes Atoll. Its natural habitat was sandy shores. It became extinct due to habitat loss 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.

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