img

Euchiton japonicus

(Thunb.) Holub (1974)

This name is accepted

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

cudweed, cudweed, everlasting, everlasting

img

Description

Key Characters:

Growth Form:

Stems:

Roots: Root system includes fibrous roots, adventitious roots, and rooting at nodes.

Leaves: Leaves simple. Alternate or a rosette. Blades cuneate, elliptic, lanceolate, or oblanceolate Blades linear, oblanceolate, or spatulate Apex acute, or mucronate. Apex acute. Base cuneate (wedge-shaped), or clasping. Margins entire or revolute. Margins entire.

Flowers:

Fruit:

Ploidy:

Habitat:

Elevation Range:

Historical Distribution

Images

img

Uses and Culture

USES

Natural History

Statewide Status

Naturalized

Island Status

Maui Naturalized
Hawai'i Naturalized

Dispersal Agents


Pollinators

Bibliography

Name Published In: Folia Geobot. Phytotax. 9(3): 271 (1974)

Other References

Wagner et al. 1997:54 (NEWNAT/H, KEY [as E. japonicus]); Herbst & Wagner 1999:14 (EM, H); Staples et al. 2002:5 (EM); Nesom 2002:516, 518 (E. gymnocephalus, NEWNAT/H, KEY); Compositae Working Group 2025 (Syn. E. gymnocephalus = E. japonicus)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Euchiton japonicus South Hilo District, Waiakea Collected in wet forest off Stainback Highway. Preserved_Specimen Funk, E.J. Hawaii BISH 1998-10-19
2 Euchiton japonicus Hoea OBSERVATION Curtis Daehler Maui HAPI 3/16/2007
3 Euchiton japonicus Mauna Loa. Keauhou Ranch Preserved_Specimen Adee, K.T. Hawaii BISH
4 Euchiton japonicus W Maui, Lahaina District, Lihau Lowland Dry Shrubland at 2600 ft on a cindery saddle with Artemisia sp., Bidens menziesii and Rhynchelytrum repens and alien annual herbs Preserved_Specimen Welton, P. 897 Maui BISH 1991-07-09
5 Euchiton japonicus Keauhou Ranch, Kau District On `a`a lava with Vaccinium, Styphelia, Railliardia, Hypochoeris. Subalpine scrub. Preserved_Specimen Kubo, R. 44 Hawaii BISH 1979-12-19
6 Euchiton japonicus Upper Waiakea Forest Reserve, along Disappoinment Trail (Puu Makaaala access red.) off Stainback Hwy; In Metrosideros rain forest. Preserved_Specimen Wagner, W.L. Hawaii BISH 1983-07-26
7 Euchiton japonicus Along Stainback Hwy., about 18 mi above junction with Volcano Hwy Tufted herb common along open, distributed roadside. Preserved_Specimen Herbst, D.R. 4069 Hawaii BISH 1974-08-13
8 Euchiton japonicus Kahikinui Ahupuaa, south slope of Haleakala, outer slope starting at the ridge between Kanahau and S of Puukeokea. Transect 27, Station 9. Mesic native shrub community with scattered ohia trees. Preserved_Specimen Higashino, P.K. 92731 Maui BISH 1980-06-23
9 Euchiton japonicus Keauhou Ranch. Kau district In open Metrosideros scrub, beside powerline road, common. Preserved_Specimen Cuddihy, L.W. 43 Hawaii BISH 1979-12-18
10 Euchiton japonicus Stainback Hwy 18 mi above Volcano Rd jct Common along open, disturbed roadside. Preserved_Specimen Tufted herb. Herbst, D.R. 4069 Hawaii BISH 1974-08-13
Back to Top