
Cyanthillium cinereum
little ironweed
As recorded: Vernonia cinerea (L.) Less.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Asterales › Asteraceae
- Collected by
- Florence, J.
- Collector number
- 2202
- Date
- November 28, 1981
- Locality
- Maatea. Flanc gauche de la valle'e. Bord de la route forestie're en station he'liophile
- Island
- Moorea
- Region
- French Polynesia
- Coordinates
- -17.5833, -149.8333
- Elevation
- 200 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Still here: Cyanthillium cinereum observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1981. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 11 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2025-06-26.

2025-06-26
Ha'apiti, Moorea, French Polynesia
(c) John D Reynolds, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-06-26
Plage de Ta'Ahiamanu, Moorea, French Polynesia
(c) John D Reynolds, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-04-12
Moorea, French Polynesia, PF
(c) Cricket Raspet, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2025-02-18
Moorea, French Polynesia, PF
(c) planteater634, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-09-17
South Pacific Ocean, French Polynesia, PF
(c) Raphaela E. Floreani Buzbee, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-06-21
PK 8, Moorea-Maiao, French Polynesia
(c) Bennett Graff, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Cyanthillium cinereum. BISH 493516. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956644726. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/493516.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956644726 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Longitude sign looks reversed
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