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Gamochaeta purpurea

(L.) Cabrera (1961)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Eudicot-Asterids Order: Asterales Family: Asteraceae Genus: Gamochaeta

purple cudweed, spoonleaf purple everlasting

Description

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Leaves: Cauline and basal. Margins sinuate.

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Historical Distribution

Uses and Culture

USES

Natural History

Statewide Status

Naturalized

Island Status

Kaua'i Naturalized
O'ahu Naturalized
Molokai Naturalized
Maui Naturalized
Hawai'i Naturalized

Dispersal Agents


Pollinators

Bibliography

Name Published In: Bol. Soc. Argent. Bot. 9: 377 (1961)

Other References

Wagner et al. 1990:321 (K, O, Mo, L, M, Ka, H [as Gnaphalium purpureum]); Wagner et al. 1997:54 (Syn. Gnaphalium purpureum = Gamochaeta purpurea, KEY); Wood & LeGrande 2006:20 (Le); Alford 2012:5 (remove Le, K, L, Ka [re-IDed as Gamochaeta pensylvanica], KEY); Imada & Kennedy 2020:72 (K)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Gamochaeta purpurea Near Koolau Gap, Haleakala Preserved_Specimen Degener, O. 27272 Maui BISH 1927-06-27
2 Gamochaeta purpurea Honolulu Preserved_Specimen Faurie, A. 927 Oahu BISH 1909-04-01
3 Gamochaeta purpurea East Maui, Lower Shelf of Kipahulu Valley at Amber's Palikea stream crossing Preserved_Specimen Welton, P. 2056 Maui BISH 1998-09-25
4 Gamochaeta purpurea W Maui, Olowalu Valley, Ridge left hand side, At edge of pali (cliff) Preserved_Specimen Forbes, C.N. 2298 Maui BISH 1920-05-10
5 Gamochaeta purpurea Mokuleia Preserved_Specimen Pearsall, G.A. Oahu BISH 1954-06-22
6 Gamochaeta purpurea University of Hawaii campus Preserved_Specimen Degener, O. 18446 Oahu BISH 1927-03-21
7 Gamochaeta purpurea Humuula Sheep Station Preserved_Specimen Hosaka, E.Y. 2320 Hawaii BISH 1938-06-13
8 Gamochaeta purpurea Honolulu Preserved_Specimen Faurie, A. 927 Oahu BISH 1909-04-01
9 Gamochaeta purpurea Kilauea Crater Preserved_Specimen Meebold, A. Hawaii BISH 1932-05-01
10 Gamochaeta purpurea Kanehoa subpeak Preserved_Specimen Kondo, Y. Oahu BISH 1946-05-12
11 Gamochaeta purpurea Kilauea Volcano Preserved_Specimen Neal, M.C. Hawaii BISH 1928-08-01
12 Gamochaeta purpurea Kohala Mts., trail from Waimea to upper Hamakua Ditch at the edge of the trail. Preserved_Specimen Fosberg, F.R. 10198 Hawaii BISH 1933-09-03
13 Gamochaeta purpurea W Maui, Wailuku District, E slope of Hanaula, near puu, N of Pohakea Gulch Growing in grazed & degraded Metrosideros/Dicranopteris Forest. Preserved_Specimen Oppenheimer, H.L. 30108 Maui BISH 2001-03-06
14 Gamochaeta purpurea End of Hilina Pali Rd, 1.5 mi down Hilina Pali Switchback Trail Near the 2 large Metrosideros trees located about 10 m. from a sharp hairpin turn in the trail, just below a small forest of trees. (plot 46a) Preserved_Specimen Newell, C.L. 427 Hawaii BISH 1966-08-18
15 Gamochaeta purpurea Near Koko Head, Mauna o Ahi Ridge along crest In dry forest zone among grasses. Preserved_Specimen Egler, F.E. 3739 Oahu BISH 1937-06-20
16 Gamochaeta purpurea East Maui, Hana District, Kahikinui AHU, Trail 25(7), S slope of Haleakala, N of Manawainui Gulch; near big gulch Dry native shrub with mixed grass community. Preserved_Specimen Higashino, P.K. 9220 Maui BISH 1980-06-19
17 Gamochaeta purpurea Waianae summit ridge over Ekahanui gulch. Mesic/dry shrubland dominated by Dodonaea, Schinus, Metrosideros, Dicranopteris, Campylopus umbellatus, Barbellopsis trichophora, Leucobryum gracile, Eragrostis variabilis, Sadleria, Polypodium pellucidum, Lobelia yuccoides, Luzula hawaiiensis subsp. oahuensis, and others. Preserved_Specimen Thomas, M.K. 246 Oahu BISH 2022-02-02
18 Gamochaeta purpurea Napali Coast, Nualolo Kai. On tallus slop9es going toward the back of wall of the valley. Above a dry flood water channel on the W side of the valley., Weedy tallus slope w/ Hyptis pectinata, Pluchea sp., Myoporum sandwicense, Abutilon grandifolium, Chenopodium oahuense, Lipochaeta connata. Preserved_Specimen Tangalin, N. 2295 Kauai BISH 2010-04-30
19 Gamochaeta purpurea 200m down Hilina Pali Rd. from intersection with Chain of Craters Rd. Found 20 meters W (right side) of road. (plot 1) Metrosideros - native shrub - Andropogon community. Preserved_Specimen Newell, C.L. 407 Hawaii BISH 1966-08-15
20 Gamochaeta purpurea Hilina Pali, Kau On almost bare, dry grassland. Preserved_Specimen Degener, O. 31589 Hawaii BISH 1966-05-09
21 Gamochaeta purpurea Along rim of Haleakala crater Among Cerastium vulgatum. Preserved_Specimen Harrison, B. 518 Maui BISH 1973-11-09
22 Gamochaeta purpurea East Maui, Hana District, Nuu AHU, Trail 20(20), Haleakala National Park, Kaupo Gap, W of Kaupo Village Trail, At gulch bottom Dry native shrub with mixed grass community. Preserved_Specimen Higashino, P.K. 9014 Maui BISH 1980-05-27
23 Gamochaeta purpurea Up Mauna Loa Strip Rd. about 3 mi from intersection with Kona-Hilo Hwy. & 0.25 mi before Kipouka Ki ; or about 1 mi past Kipuka Puaulu just after first sharp turn in rd. Plant found on W (left side ) of rd., about 30 m. from roadside. (plot 38) Lichen community on aa lava. Preserved_Specimen Newell, C.L. 972 Hawaii BISH 1967-06-23
24 Gamochaeta purpurea East Maui, Hana District, Waihoi Valley, S side of valley Large boulder above the stream. Preserved_Specimen Harrison, B. 35 Maui BISH 1972-11-28
25 Gamochaeta purpurea Peninsula E of Wailau Valley Grassy top of ridge. occasionally on inner slope. Preserved_Specimen Fosberg, F.R. 9647 Molokai BISH 1933-07-04
26 Gamochaeta purpurea 200m down Hilina Pali Rd. from intersection with Chain of Craters Rd. Found 20 meters W (right side) of road. (plot 1) Metrosideros - native shrub - Andropogon community. Preserved_Specimen Newell, C.L. 409 Hawaii BISH 1966-08-15
27 Gamochaeta purpurea End of Hilina Pali Road, 1.5 mi down Hilina Pali Switchback Trail. Found near two large Metrosideros trees located about 10 m. from a sharp hairpin turn in trail and just below a small forest of trees Very open Metrosideros - Diospyros forest on `a`a lava. (plot 46a) Preserved_Specimen Newell, C.L. 953 Hawaii BISH 1967-06-22
28 Gamochaeta purpurea Mokapu Islet; on north side of islet. Locally common annual herbs on rocky soil in open, sunny areas on north side of islet. Vegetation: Diospyros, Sida, Chenopodium, Lantana, Ageratum, Solanum, Chamaesyce, Osteomeles, Eragrostis, Digitaria, Cassytha, Plumbago, Panicum. Preserved_Specimen Oppenheimer, H.L. 40918 Molokai BISH 2009-04-03
29 Gamochaeta purpurea Kalaupapa, top of trail restoration site in area near cultural sign mixed mesic forest; Metrosideros polymorpha, Leptecophylla tameiameiae, Wikstroemia oahuensis, Carex wahuensis, Nephrolepis cordifolia Preserved_Specimen Wysong, M.L. 871 Molokai BISH 2006-02-03
30 Gamochaeta purpurea End of Hilina Pali Road, 200 m. W of rainshelter. N of large trailside Metrosideros tree. (plot 2) Andropogon glomeratus grassland community on ash covered pahoehoe lava. Preserved_Specimen Newell, C.L. 959 Hawaii BISH 1967-06-22
31 Gamochaeta purpurea End of Hilina Pali Rd, 200 m. W of rainshelter. W of pahoehoe lava flow, N of large trailside Metresideros tree (plot 2) Andropogon glomeratus grassland community on ash-covered pahoehoe lava. Found in grassland. Preserved_Specimen Newell, C.L. 962 Hawaii BISH 1967-06-22
32 Gamochaeta purpurea Humuula, at base of Puu Huluhulu On pahoehoe lava flow. Preserved_Specimen Neal, M.C. 674 Hawaii BISH 1935-08-06
33 Gamochaeta purpurea Honouliuli, Waianae Mts., near summit of Palikea, summit ridges. Preserved_Specimen Fosberg, F.R. 10948 Oahu BISH 1935-06-30
34 Gamochaeta purpurea Overlooking Waikolu Valley Occasionally on inner slope. Arid slope. Preserved_Specimen Degener, O. Molokai BISH 1928-04-08
35 Gamochaeta purpurea Helemano/Poamoho Road (spec. first cattle grid) Along high traffic Poamoho Road in the Ko'olau Mountain Range, highly degraded ranching area mostly dominated with a high diversity of non-native under/overstory Preserved_Specimen Lizardi, K. 593 Oahu BISH 2025-03-03
36 Gamochaeta purpurea Upper Maunahui Campus Preserved_Specimen Cranwell, L.M. 2551 Molokai BISH 1938-10-07
37 Gamochaeta purpurea E of Humuula, Ca 0.25 mi in pasture Preserved_Specimen Neal, M.C. 709 Hawaii BISH 1935-08-07
38 Gamochaeta purpurea Hawaii Volcanoies NAtional Park. Kau District. Along Hwy. 11, 58 km from Hilo towards Kona. N of main road Preserved_Specimen Herat, T. 670 Hawaii BISH 1974-06-20
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