Ageratina adenophora
Crofton Weed
As recorded: Ageratina adenophora (Spreng.) R.M.King & H.Rob.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Asterales › Asteraceae
- Collected by
- St.John, H.
- Collector number
- 20124
- Date
- November 23, 1940
- Locality
- Kaneohe, Nuuanu Pali Road
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 305 m
- Identified by
- Herbst, D.R.; Staples, G.W.Derral R. Herbst →George W. Staples III →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Ageratina adenophora observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1940. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 112 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-26.

2026-10-26
Haleakalā National Park, Kula, HI, US
(c) ka_y_ak, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-07
Hawaii, US
(c) Daniel Ward, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-04-20
Sliding Sands Trail, Kula, HI, US
(c) annathn, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-04-09
Kula, HI 96790, USA
(c) Mike Burnett, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-03-25
Maui County, HI, USA
(c) Daniel Ward, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-03-12
Haleakalā National Park, Kula, HI, US
(c) lkfreidenburg, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Ageratina adenophora. BISH 75209. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956191867. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/75209.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956191867 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
