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Porophyllum ruderale

(Jacq.) Cass. (1826)

This name is accepted

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

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Description

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Historical Distribution

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Uses and Culture

USES

Natural History

Statewide Status

Naturalized

Island Status

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

Dispersal Agents

Wind

Pollinators

Specimens

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Bibliography

Name Published In: Dict. Sci. Nat., ed. 2, 43: 56 (1826)

Other References

Parker & Parsons 2016:18 (NEWNAT/H, DESCR); Faccenda, Arthur, et al. 2025:161 (K, O, EM)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Scientific Name Authorship Locality Habitat Basis of Record Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Porophyllum ruderale (Jacq.) Cass. North Kona. Kaiminani Road, Keahole Ag Park Found growing in rocks between a sod farm and a Plumeria farm. Associates: Plumeria rubra, Morinda citrifolia, Leucaena leucocephala, and Calotropis gigantea PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Parker, J. BIED 176 Hawaii BISH 7/9/2014
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