naturalizedAsteraceae
Emilia sonchifolia
lilac tasselflower
Naturalized (non-native)non-native
Introduced and now reproducing on its own in the wild.
Emilia sonchifolia, also known as lilac tasselflower or cupid's shaving brush is tropical flowering species of tasselflower and in the sunflower family. It is widespread in tropical regions around the world, apparently native to Asia (China, India, Southeast Asia, etc.) and naturalized in Africa, Australia, the Americas, and various oceanic islands.
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Seasonality
36 flowering · 3 fruiting annotations · iNaturalist · fetched Jul 2026
■ flowering (peak November)■ fruiting (peak March)
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.
Gallery · 9 · iNaturalist
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Where documented · 98 ahupuaʻa
documented occurrences · iNaturalist + GBIF · iNaturalist 195 · GBIF 294 records
Keauhou · HawaiʻiiNat 36 · GBIF 45 ✓
Waikīkī · OʻahuiNat 31 · GBIF 46 ✓
Maunalua · OʻahuiNat 4 · GBIF 14 ✓
Wailuku · MauiiNat 8 · GBIF 10 ✓
Waiākea · HawaiʻiiNat 3 · GBIF 12 ✓
ʻAiea · OʻahuiNat 7 · GBIF 6 ✓
Hāʻena · KauaʻiiNat 6 · GBIF 6 ✓
Kāneʻohe · OʻahuiNat 6 · GBIF 6 ✓
Kailua · OʻahuiNat 4 · GBIF 7 ✓
Kalaoa 1-5 · HawaiʻiiNat 5 · GBIF 5 ✓
Honolulu · OʻahuiNat 3 · GBIF 7 ✓
Hālawa · OʻahuiNat 4 · GBIF 5 ✓
Honokōhau 1-3 · HawaiʻiiNat 4 · GBIF 4 ✓
Heʻeia · OʻahuiNat 3 · GBIF 5 ✓
Moanalua · OʻahuiNat 3 · GBIF 5 ✓
Waimea · KauaʻiiNat 3 · GBIF 4 ✓
ʻĀpua · HawaiʻiiNat 4 · GBIF 3 ✓
Kahakuloa · MauiiNat 3 · GBIF 3 ✓
Kalauao · OʻahuiNat 3 · GBIF 3 ✓
Hanalei · KauaʻiiNat 3 · GBIF 3 ✓
Keahuolū · HawaiʻiiNat 2 · GBIF 4 ✓
Kuliʻouʻou · OʻahuiNat 2 · GBIF 3 ✓
ʻAnaehoʻomalu · HawaiʻiiNat 3 · GBIF 2 ✓
Kaʻaʻawa · OʻahuiNat 2 · GBIF 3 ✓
Pānauinui · HawaiʻiiNat 2 · GBIF 2 ✓
Piʻihonua · HawaiʻiGBIF 4
Honokalani · MauiiNat 1 · GBIF 2 ✓
Hanakāpīʻai · KauaʻiiNat 2 · GBIF 1 ✓
Waimānalo · OʻahuiNat 1 · GBIF 2 ✓
Honouliuli · OʻahuiNat 1 · GBIF 2 ✓
Waimea, Waikoloa · HawaiʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 2 ✓
East Makaīwa · MauiiNat 1 · GBIF 2 ✓
Keaʻau · HawaiʻiiNat 2 · GBIF 1 ✓
West Honomāʻele · MauiiNat 1 · GBIF 2 ✓
Kamananui · OʻahuiNat 1 · GBIF 2 ✓
Pololū · HawaiʻiiNat 2 · GBIF 1 ✓
Keawaʻula · OʻahuiNat 1 · GBIF 2 ✓
Honopou · MauiGBIF 3
Kaʻena · OʻahuiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Honokāne · HawaiʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Makaweli · KauaʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Alakahi · HawaiʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Waiheʻe · MauiiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Lanihau 1-2, Moeauo · HawaiʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Wailuanui · MauiiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Keʻanae · MauiiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
West Makaīwa · MauiiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Pākininui, Puʻulena · HawaiʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Honomū, Kuhua · HawaiʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Hōlualoa 1-2 · HawaiʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Hōʻaeʻae · OʻahuiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Kealakomo · HawaiʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Kealakekua, Kīloa 1 · HawaiʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Kahuku · HawaiʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Kahaluʻu · OʻahuiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Puaʻa 2-3, Waiʻaha 1 · HawaiʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Punahoa 2 · HawaiʻiGBIF 2
Waiawa · OʻahuGBIF 2
Hōnaunau · HawaiʻiGBIF 2
Kahana · OʻahuGBIF 2
Lumahaʻi · KauaʻiiNat 1
Kahuku · OʻahuiNat 1
Honolua · MauiiNat 1
Mailepai · MauiiNat 1
Kualoa 1 · OʻahuiNat 1
Waimano · OʻahuiNat 1
Hanakaʻoe · OʻahuiNat 1
ʻAlaeloa · MauiiNat 1
Honopū · KauaʻiiNat 1
Kealakehe · HawaiʻiGBIF 1
Kaipapaʻu · OʻahuGBIF 1
Hakipuʻu · OʻahuGBIF 1
Malama 1 · HawaiʻiGBIF 1
Haʻikū · KauaʻiGBIF 1
ʻOʻoma 1 · HawaiʻiGBIF 1
Kahaluʻu · HawaiʻiGBIF 1
Hanehoi · MauiGBIF 1
Kaiaʻakea · HawaiʻiGBIF 1
Onomea · HawaiʻiGBIF 1
Waipiʻo · HawaiʻiGBIF 1
Paʻalaea · HawaiʻiGBIF 1
Kaʻohe 1-3 · HawaiʻiGBIF 1
Kawela · HawaiʻiGBIF 1
Manukā · HawaiʻiGBIF 1
Waikane · OʻahuGBIF 1
Kanahena · MauiGBIF 1
Kawailoa · OʻahuGBIF 1
ʻŌlaʻa · HawaiʻiGBIF 1
Hakalau · HawaiʻiGBIF 1
Paumalū · OʻahuGBIF 1
Kamoku · LānaʻiGBIF 1
Waikahekahenui · HawaiʻiGBIF 1
Keʻei 2 · HawaiʻiGBIF 1