Calyptocarpus vialis
naturalizedAsteraceae

Calyptocarpus vialis

straggler daisy

Naturalized (non-native)non-native

Introduced and now reproducing on its own in the wild.

Calyptocarpus vialis is a species of flowering plant in the daisy family, Asteraceae. Common names for C. vialis include straggler daisy, horseherb, lawnflower, and creeping Cinderella-weed. It is native to the southern United States, Mexico, Belize, Venezuela, and the Caribbean. It has also been introduced to Argentina, Hawaii, India, Java, Australia, and Taiwan. It is one of only three species in the genus Calyptocarpus.

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Seasonality
32 flowering · 1 fruiting annotations · iNaturalist · fetched Jul 2026
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flowering (peak May) fruiting (peak May)

This is an inference, not a schedule. The curve reflects when observers annotated flowering and fruiting — which tracks observer effort as well as plant behavior, and pools all elevations and islands into one signal. Hawaiʻi’s microclimates vary enormously; a species may fruit in January at sea level and June at elevation. Use this to know when to look, then look.

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Where documented · 77 ahupuaʻa
documented occurrences · iNaturalist + GBIF · iNaturalist 194 · GBIF 289 records
Waikīkī · OʻahuiNat 78 · GBIF 120
Honolulu · OʻahuiNat 29 · GBIF 9
Kailua · OʻahuiNat 6 · GBIF 11
Kāneʻohe · OʻahuiNat 5 · GBIF 8
Maunalua · OʻahuiNat 6 · GBIF 6
Honouliuli · OʻahuiNat 5 · GBIF 6
Waimea · KauaʻiiNat 4 · GBIF 6
Waiʻanae · OʻahuiNat 4 · GBIF 6
Wailuku · MauiiNat 4 · GBIF 5
Moanalua · OʻahuiNat 4 · GBIF 5
Kōloa · KauaʻiiNat 3 · GBIF 5
Kualoa 1 · OʻahuiNat 3 · GBIF 3
Wailua · KauaʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 5
Waipiʻo · OʻahuiNat 2 · GBIF 4
Hāmākuapoko · MauiiNat 1 · GBIF 4
Lāwai · KauaʻiiNat 2 · GBIF 3
Paʻalaʻa · OʻahuiNat 1 · GBIF 4
Hāʻena · KauaʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 3
Honokahua · MauiiNat 2 · GBIF 2
ʻAiea · OʻahuiNat 1 · GBIF 3
Kamoku · LānaʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 3
Pāʻā · KauaʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 2
Kalapakī · KauaʻiiNat 2 · GBIF 1
Waimānalo · OʻahuiNat 1 · GBIF 2
Keaʻau · OʻahuiNat 1 · GBIF 2
Hālawa · OʻahuiNat 1 · GBIF 2
Heʻeia · OʻahuiNat 1 · GBIF 2
Kapaʻa · KauaʻiiNat 2 · GBIF 1
Keawaʻula · OʻahuiNat 1 · GBIF 2
Kalihi · OʻahuiNat 1 · GBIF 2
Anahola · KauaʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 1
Kaipapaʻu · OʻahuiNat 1 · GBIF 1
Kuliʻouʻou · OʻahuiNat 1 · GBIF 1
Wahikuli · MauiiNat 1 · GBIF 1
Kamaʻole · MauiiNat 1 · GBIF 1
Kāwala · HawaiʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 1
Makaʻehu · MauiiNat 1 · GBIF 1
Kapālama · OʻahuiNat 1 · GBIF 1
Pūlehunui · MauiiNat 1 · GBIF 1
N/A · KahoʻolaweiNat 1 · GBIF 1
Hāliʻimaile · MauiiNat 1 · GBIF 1
Kahaluʻu · OʻahuiNat 1 · GBIF 1