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Soliva sessilis

Ruiz & Pav. (1794)

This name is accepted

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

lawn burweed

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Description

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Uses and Culture

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Natural History

Statewide Status

Naturalized

Island Status

Kaua'i Naturalized
O'ahu Naturalized
Hawai'i Potentially naturalizing

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Bibliography

Name Published In: Fl. Peruv. Prodr.: 113 (1794)

Other References

Wagner & Herbst 1995:16 (NEWNAT/H, DESCR); Brock et al. 2023:116 (K); Ross & Faccenda 2023a:42 (O)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Soliva sessilis Koloa District. Kalaheo, Kukuioiono Golf Course, below (west of) picnic pavillon, border of mowed lawn and weedy shrubland. Mowed lawn area. Growing with weedy grasses, Erigeron belloides, and Plantago lanceolata, at edge of weedy shrubland with Megathyrsus maximus, Leucaena, Psidium, Shcinus and Casuarina. Preserved_Specimen Perennial herb forming dense mats in lawn, spreading vegetatively also with flowers and fruists. Leaves bright green, heads inconspicuous, burr-like, seeds sharply 3-aristate. Locally abundant in severa areas. Lorence, D.H. 10803 Kauai BISH 2020-05-04
2 Soliva sessilis Wahiawa, Wahiawa district park, at base of stadium lights Mowed lawn, moist, sunny Preserved_Specimen Rare, only this one plant seen Faccenda, K. 3047 Oahu BISH 2023-02-20
3 Soliva sessilis Wahiawa, Higgins Rd, about 300 m E of Kamehameha Hwy Moist roadside, occasionally mowed Preserved_Specimen Common, over 100 plants seen in this area. Inflorescence concealed below the leaves. Corolla four merous Faccenda, K. 3011 Oahu BISH 2023-01-18
4 Soliva sessilis Kipuka Puaulu; adjacent to road & parking area In ash soil on disturbed site. Preserved_Specimen Tiny herb. Cuddihy, L.W. 1981 Hawaii BISH 1985-04-25
5 Soliva sessilis Waimea District. End of Milolii Ridge Road, Puu Ka Pele Forest Reserve. Secondary Dry Shrubland Pinus sp., Plantago lanceolata, Bromus sp., Sporobolus indicus, Lantana camara, Erigeron bellioides, Oxalis corniculata, Calyptocarpus vialis, Malvastrum coromandellanum, Indigofera suffruticosa, Stac Preserved_Specimen Low mat-forming herb, no more than 10 cm. tall. Finely divided foiage is medium green, flowers are lighter yellow-green with sharp spines on heads. Seemingly thriving under the shade of pine trees directly where trucks turn around and in areas immediately adjacent, then petering out as other vegetation becomes thicker. Williams, A.M. 794 Kauai BISH 2023-05-26
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