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	2 of 9. Silversword Plant in the Haleakala Crater -- This species of Silversword Plant is endemic to Haleakala. The Haleakala Silversword (Argyroxiphium sandwicense ssp. macrocephalum) was near extinction in the 1920's because of human vandalism and browsing by goats and cattle. The number of Silversword Plants have  increased  and are considered a conservation success story in the Hawaiian Islands.