Cyanthillium cinereum
Little Ironweed
Also known as: Blumea chinensis (L.) DC. +17 more
- Blumea chinensis (L.) DC.
- Blumea esquirolii H.Lév. & Vaniot
- Blumea grandiflora Zipp. ex Span.
- Cacalia cinerea (L.) Kuntze
- Cacalia erigerodes (DC.) Kuntze
- Cacalia erigeroides Kuntze
- Cacalia exilis (Miq.) Kuntze
- Cacalia kroneana (Miq.) Kuntze
- Cacalia rotundifolia Willd.
- Calea cordata Lour.
- Cassinia longifolia var. longifolia
- Centratherum chinense (L.) Less.
- Chrysocoma violacea Schumach. & Thonn.
- Cineraria glaberrima Spreng. ex DC.
- Claotrachelus rupestris var. glabra Zoll. & Mor., 1845
- Claotrachelus rupestris var. rupestris
- Claotrachelus rupestris Zoll. & Moritzi
- Conyza abbreviata Wall.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Asteraceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a annual or perennial.
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Indigenous to Africa, Temperate Asia, Tropical Asia, Australasia, and the Pacific, Cyanthillium cinereum (commonly known as Little Ironweed) is an annual or perennial herbaceous plant belonging to the Asteraceae family. Within its native range, this species is most commonly linked to seasonally dry tropical conditions. There are naturally occurring varieties of this species, which are linked below.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Herbaceous Perennial
Plant Type
Annual
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA, ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL, AUSTRALASIA, PACIFIC
Regions (WGSRPD)
Arabian Peninsula, Australia, China, East Tropical Africa, Eastern Asia, Indian Subcontinent, Indo-China, Macaronesia, Malesia, North-Central Pacific, Northeast Tropical Africa, Northwestern Pacific, Papuasia, South Tropical Africa, South-Central Pacific, Southern Africa, Southwestern Pacific, West Tropical Africa, West-Central Tropical Africa, Western Indian Ocean
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Andaman Is., Angola, Assam, Bangladesh, Benin, Burkina, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Caroline Is., Central African Republic, Chad, China South-Central, China Southeast, Christmas I., Comoros, Congo, East Himalaya, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Fiji, Gabon, Gilbert Is., Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf States, Hawaii, India, Ivory Coast, Japan, Jawa, Kazan-retto, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Laccadive Is., Laos, Madagascar, Malaya, Maldives, Mali, Maluku, Marianas, Marshall Is., Mozambique, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, Nepal, New Caledonia, New Guinea, New South Wales, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Ogasawara-shoto, Oman, Pakistan, Philippines, Pitcairn Is., Queensland, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Solomon Is., Somalia, South China Sea, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Swaziland, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Tuamotu, Uganda, Vietnam, West Himalaya, Yemen, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Aruba, Bahamas, Belize, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast, Chagos Archipelago, Cocos (Keeling) I., Colombia, Cook Is., Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Florida, French Guiana, Germany, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Leeward Is., Line Is., Marquesas, Mexico Southeast, Nauru, Netherlands Antilles, Nicaragua, Niue, Northern Territory, Panama, Phoenix Is., Puerto Rico, Samoa, Seychelles, Society Is., Socotra, Surinam, Tokelau-Manihiki, Tonga, Trinidad-Tobago, Tubuai Is., Tuvalu, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Washington, Western Australia, Windward Is.
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