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Global Compositae Database (GCD) - Vernonia cinerea (L.) Less.

Compositae name details

Vernonia cinerea (L.) Less.

1174166 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1174166)

  1. Biota
  2. Plantae (Kingdom)
  3. Viridiplantae (Subkingdom)
  4. Streptophyta (Infrakingdom)
  5. Tracheophyta (Phylum (Division))
  6. Spermatophytina (Subphylum (Subdivision))
  7. Magnoliopsida (Class)
  8. Asteranae (Superorder)
  9. Asterales (Order)
  10. Compositae (Family)
  11. Vernonioideae (Subfamily)
  12. Vernonieae (Tribe)
  13. Vernonia (Genus)
  14. Vernonia cinerea (Species)
 unaccepted (Synonym)
Cyanthillium cinereum (L.) H.Rob.
Species
Vernonia Schreb.

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  1. Subspecies Vernonia cinerea subsp. vialis (DC.) Humbert
  2. Variety Vernonia cinerea var. cinerea (L.) Less.
  3. Variety Vernonia cinerea var. glabriuscula DC.
  4. Variety Vernonia cinerea var. lanata J.Kost.
  5. Variety Vernonia cinerea var. lentii (O.Hoffm.) C.Jeffrey
  6. Variety Vernonia cinerea var. linifolia (Blume) Koster.
  7. Variety Vernonia cinerea var. linifolia (Blume) J.Kost.
  8. Variety Vernonia cinerea var. montana C.B.Clarke
  9. Variety Vernonia cinerea var. obtusa J.Kost.
  10. Variety Vernonia cinerea var. ugandensis C.Jeffrey
  11. Forma Vernonia cinerea f. aridicola Domin (uncertain > unassessed)
  12. Forma Vernonia cinerea f. genuina Domin (uncertain > unassessed)
  13. Forma Vernonia cinerea f. latifolia Domin (uncertain > unassessed)
  14. Subspecies Vernonia cinerea subsp. cinerea (uncertain > unassessed)
  15. Variety Vernonia cinerea var. angustifolia Sch.Bip. (uncertain > unassessed)
  16. Variety Vernonia cinerea var. erigeroides (DC.) Domin (uncertain > unassessed)
  17. Forma Vernonia cinerea f. cinerea accepted as Vernonia cinerea (L.) Less. accepted as Cyanthillium cinereum (L.) H.Rob.
  18. Variety Vernonia cinerea var. antoniensis (L.) Bolle accepted as Cyanthillium cinereum (L.) H.Rob.
  19. Variety Vernonia cinerea var. erigeroides (DC.) H.O.Forbes accepted as Cyanthillium cinereum (L.) H.Rob.
  20. Variety Vernonia cinerea var. genuina Sch.Bip. accepted as Vernonia cinerea var. cinerea (L.) Less.
  21. Variety Vernonia cinerea var. ludens C.B.Clarke accepted as Cyanthillium cinereum (L.) H.Rob.
  22. Variety Vernonia cinerea var. parviflora (Reinw. ex Blume) DC. accepted as Cyanthillium cinereum (L.) H.Rob.
  23. Variety Vernonia cinerea var. rotundifolia Walp. accepted as Cyanthillium cinereum (L.) H.Rob.
  24. Variety Vernonia cinerea var. typica J.Kost. accepted as Vernonia cinerea var. cinerea (L.) Less.
  25. Variety Vernonia cinerea var. vialis (DC.) R.Vig. & Humbert accepted as Vernonia cinerea subsp. vialis (DC.) Humbert
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(1829). Linnaea 4
page(s): 291 [details] 

(of Conyza cinerea L.) Linnaeus, C. (1753). Species plantarum, exhibentes plantas rite cognitas ad genera relatas cum differentiis specificis, nominibus trivialibus, synonymis selectis, locis natalibus, secundum systema sexuale digestas. Vol 2. Salvius, Stockholm., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/358580
page(s): 862 [details] 
Note Indian. Habitat in India,.  
Unreviewed
Type material Indian. Habitat in India,. [details]
LSID urn:lsid:compositae.org:names:2EE08D53-D274-4D3E-9831-2E57750EFF83  
LSID urn:lsid:compositae.org:names:2EE08D53-D274-4D3E-9831-2E57750EFF83 [details]
Compositae Working Group (CWG) (2025). Global Compositae Database. Vernonia cinerea (L.) Less.. Accessed at: https://www.compositae.org/gcd/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1174166 on 2026-08-24
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2010-12-24 07:42:42Z
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Flann, Christina
2013-09-30 06:42:42Z
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Flann, Christina
2023-07-21 14:46:04Z
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Gostel, Morgan

original description (1829). Linnaea 4
page(s): 291 [details] 

original description (of Conyza cinerea L.) Linnaeus, C. (1753). Species plantarum, exhibentes plantas rite cognitas ad genera relatas cum differentiis specificis, nominibus trivialibus, synonymis selectis, locis natalibus, secundum systema sexuale digestas. Vol 2. Salvius, Stockholm., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/358580
page(s): 862 [details] 
 
 Present  Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

Unreviewed
Contributed data: Authors Data only shown for fields conflicting with the consensus taxon record
(L.) Lessing [Pacific - Nuie Whistler]
(L.) Lessing [Pacific - Tonga]
Less. [Bonin Islands Flora]
Less. [Flora of Japan]
Less. [IPNI]
Less. [Myanmar Checklist] [details]

Contributed data: Basionym Data only shown for fields conflicting with the consensus taxon record
Conyza cinerea [New Zealand Plant Name Database] [details]

Contributed data: Full Name Data only shown for fields conflicting with the consensus taxon record
Vernonia cinerea [Flora of Saudi Arabia - Checklist]
Vernonia cinerea [Govaerts World Compositae Checklist A-G]
Vernonia cinerea [Pacific - Moorea]
Vernonia cinerea (L.) Lessing [Pacific - Nuie Whistler]
Vernonia cinerea (L.) Lessing [Pacific - Tonga]
Vernonia cinerea Less. [Bonin Islands Flora]
Vernonia cinerea Less. [Flora of Japan]
Vernonia cinerea Less. [IPNI]
Vernonia cinerea Less. [Myanmar Checklist] [details]

Contributed data: Published Data only shown for fields conflicting with the consensus taxon record
Linnaea 4(3) [MesoAmericana]
Linnaea 4(3): [Tropicos]
Linnaea 4: 291. 1829 [African Plant Database]
Linnaea 4: 291. 1829. [Pacific - Fiji Flora]
Linnaea 4: 291. 1829. [Robinson Vernonieae]
Linnaea 4:291-292 (1829) [Western Australia Census] [details]

LSID urn:lsid:compositae.org:names:2EE08D53-D274-4D3E-9831-2E57750EFF83 [details]

Specimen Mexico: Quintana Roo: , 13 Mar 1986, E. Cabrera & O. Téllez 11046 (MO). Guatemala: Peten: El Remate 125 m, 15 Jan 1989, Randy L. Walker 3656 (MO). Belize: Toledo: 250 m, 9 May 1996, Gerrit Davidse, Sharon Matola & Greg Sho 35718 (BRH, MO). Honduras: Atlántida: Rio Sambo 30 m, 9 Feb. 1987, Thomas B. Croat & Dylan P. Hannon 64549 (MO). Nicaragua: Zelaya: 30 m, 2 febrero 1982, J.C. Sandino 2217 (MO). Costa Rica: Puntarenas: 25 m, 10 December 1988, Michael Grayum, Gerardo Herrera & Randy Evans 9177 (MO). Panama: Panama: Isla Contadora 0 m, 24 march 1985, Greg de Nevers 5196 (MO). [details]

Type material Indian. Habitat in India,. [details]
LanguageName 
English VernoniaPurple fleabaneIronweed  [details]
To Barcode of Life (23 barcodes) 
To GenBank (78 nucleotides; 221 proteins) 
To NHMUK collection (Vernonia cinerea (L.) Less; NHMUK:ecatalogue:9150682) 
Unreviewed

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