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Achyranthes atollensis (also called atoll achyranthes or Hawaiʻi chaff flower) 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 (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.

Hawaiʻi chaff flower
Conservation status
Extinct (1964)  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Caryophyllales
Family:	Amaranthaceae
Genus:	Achyranthes
Species:	†A. atollensis
Binomial name
†Achyranthes atollensis H.St.John
Hawaiian Islands, showing Kure, Midway, Laysan and Pearl and Hermes to the west
Synonyms
A. splendens var. atollensis (H.St.John) Govaerts

See also

• List of species of the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands

References

External links

• HEAR.org Risk project: Achyranthes atollensis information
• HEAR.org Risk project: Hawaiian Ecosystems website

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