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Cyanthillium cinereum.jpg

Cyanthillium cinereum  (L.) H.Rob.

Little Ironweed

Plants > Angiosperms > Asteraceae > ​​Cyanthillium cinereum
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Angiosperms
Class: Dicots
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae (Compositae)
Genus: Cyanthillium
Species: cinereum

  • Common names: Little Ironweed
  • Thai names: ก้านธูป kan thup (Chanthaburi), เซียวซัวเฮา siao-sua-hao (Chinese), ถั่วแฮะดิน thua hae din (Loei), ฝรั่งโคก farang khok (Loei), เสือสามขา suea sam kha (Trat), หญ้าดอกขาว ya dok khao (Bangkok), หญ้าละออง ya la ong (Bangkok), หญ้าสามวัน ya sam wan (Chiang Mai), หมอน้อย mo noi (Bangkok)
  • Chinese names: 
  • Distribution: Native to tropical Africa and tropical Asia. Naturalized in Australia, Mesoamerica, tropical South America, the West Indies, and the US State of Florida.
  • Image locations: Chaiyaphum
  • Map info: Provinces are highlighted according to phytogeographical areas as used in the Flora of Thailand project.
  • Additional notes: Common in Paddie fields.
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Image locations

Images of Cyanthillium cinereum from Thailand.
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Cyanthillium cinereum Chaiyaphum December
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Cyanthillium cinereum Chaiyaphum February
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Cyanthillium cinereum Chaiyaphum December

References: 
The Plant List
Forest Herbarium - BKF​
Please note that individual species identifications do not necessarily represent the opinion of all contributors.

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