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Cyanthillium cinereum
little ironweed
As recorded: Vernonia cinerea (L.) Less.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Asterales › Asteraceae
- Collected by
- Christophersen, E.
- Collector number
- unknown
- Date
- July 31, 1924
- Locality
- Fanning Island
- Island
- Fanning (=Tabuaeran)
- Region
- Kiribati
- Elevation
- 6 m
- Identified by
- St.John, H.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On July 31, 1924, Christophersen, E. also collected 8 other specimens.
Cyanthillium cinereum observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1924. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 12,221 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-28.

2026-10-28
Kanjiao, Bade District, Taoyuan City, TW
(c) jackyyang5566, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-27
Pimpama QLD, Australia
(c) Jacoby Cole Stegman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-25
Rajasthan, IN
(c) SONU KUMAR, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-25
Petaling Jaya
(c) arishiskandar_14, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-25
Blk 322, Singapore
(c) colorado_river, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-25
Blk 348B, Singapore 762346
(c) colorado_river, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Cyanthillium cinereum. BISH 133171. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956330532. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/133171.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956330532 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
