Tithonia diversifolia
naturalizedAsteraceae

Tithonia diversifolia

Mexican sunflower

Naturalized (non-native)non-native

Introduced and now reproducing on its own in the wild.

Tithonia diversifolia is a species of flowering plant in the Asteraceae family that is commonly known as the tree marigold, Mexican tournesol, Mexican sunflower, Japanese sunflower or Nitobe chrysanthemum. It is native to Mexico and Central America but has a nearly pantropical distribution as an introduced species. Depending on the area they may be either annual or perennial. It has shown great potential in raising the soil fertility in soils depleted in nutrients. Originating in Mexico;...

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Seasonality

Only 12 phenology-annotated observations exist for this species in Hawaiʻi — too few to describe a season. No window is inferred.

Gallery · 8 · iNaturalist
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Where documented · 70 ahupuaʻa
documented occurrences · iNaturalist + GBIF · iNaturalist 197 · GBIF 168 records
Honopou · MauiiNat 43 · GBIF 26
Kalihiwai · KauaʻiiNat 26 · GBIF 12
Kaʻawaloa · HawaiʻiiNat 20 · GBIF 16
Waikīkī · OʻahuiNat 12 · GBIF 10
Wailuku · MauiiNat 8 · GBIF 11
Keaʻau · HawaiʻiiNat 6 · GBIF 5
ʻŌlaʻa · HawaiʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 10
Keahialaka · HawaiʻiiNat 4 · GBIF 6
Kapaʻa · KauaʻiiNat 4 · GBIF 4
Waikahekahenui · HawaiʻiiNat 4 · GBIF 4
Kīlauea · KauaʻiiNat 4 · GBIF 3
Kaloko · HawaiʻiiNat 4 · GBIF 2
Kapoaula · HawaiʻiiNat 3 · GBIF 2
Waimea · KauaʻiiNat 2 · GBIF 2
Kalapana, Kupahua · HawaiʻiiNat 2 · GBIF 2
Honolulu · OʻahuiNat 3 · GBIF 1
Waiheʻe · OʻahuiNat 2 · GBIF 2
Waipouli · KauaʻiiNat 2 · GBIF 2
Waiākea · HawaiʻiiNat 2 · GBIF 2
Nāmāhana · KauaʻiiNat 2 · GBIF 2
Heʻeia · OʻahuiNat 2 · GBIF 1
Kanaio · MauiiNat 1 · GBIF 2
Honomanü · MauiiNat 2 · GBIF 1
Wailua · KauaʻiiNat 2 · GBIF 1
Kalāheo · KauaʻiiNat 2 · GBIF 1
Kaʻauhuhu · HawaiʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 1
Mokulēʻia 2 · OʻahuiNat 1 · GBIF 1
Hāmākuapoko · MauiiNat 1 · GBIF 1
Kahaluʻu · HawaiʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 1
Alakahi · HawaiʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 1
ʻAliomanu · KauaʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 1
Kukuikea · HawaiʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 1
Kula · HawaiʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 1
Kēōkea · HawaiʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 1
Waiʻōhinu · HawaiʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 1
Honomū, Kuhua · HawaiʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 1
Kamananui · OʻahuiNat 1 · GBIF 1
ʻŌuli · HawaiʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 1
Kahaluʻu · OʻahuiNat 1 · GBIF 1
Kapaʻau · HawaiʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 1
Keauhou 1 · HawaiʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 1