Wilkesia is a genus of Hawaiian plants in the tribe Madieae within the family Asteraceae.

[1][2] It contains two perennials, both of which are endemic to the island of Kauaʻi in Hawaiʻi.

Wilkesia is a component of the silversword alliance[3] and is named after Captain Charles Wilkes.

[4] Wilkesia grayana - Argyroxiphium grayanum

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