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Asteraceae

Redflower ragleaf

Crassocephalum crepidioides S.Moore

Family
Asteraceae
Genus
Crassocephalum

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Redflower ragleaf: Crassocephalum crepidioides (habit). Location: Maui, Wahinepee
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (14)
ban
Kajompot, Jepen-jepen, Kajelengot, Kajongot, Kajongotan, Kajungutan
Burmese
ဝက်ချေးပင်
Chinese
昭和草, 野茼蒿, 海星, 满天飞, 野木耳菜, 革命菜
English
Redflower ragleaf
Indonesian
Sintrong
Japanese
ベニバナボロギク
Malayalam
അപ്പൂപ്പൻതാടി
nia
Silölö
shn
တူၼ်ႈယႃႈမွၵ်ႇငွၵ်း
Sundanese
Sintrong
szy
Mauway
tay
Sina
Thai
ผักกาดช้าง, หญ้าคออ่อน
Vietnamese
Rau tàu bay

Synonyms

  • Crassocephalum crepidioides f. crepidioides
  • Crassocephalum crepidioides var. crepidioides
  • Crassocephalum diversifolium Hiern
  • Gynura crepidioides Benth.
  • Gynura crepidioides var. crepidioides
  • Gynura diversifolia Sch.Bip. ex Asch.
  • Gynura microcephala Vatke
  • Gynura polycephala Benth.
  • Senecio diversifolius A.Rich.

Characteristics

Growth habit
Forb/herb
Lifespan
Annual
In the US and Canada
Hawaii: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced, Pacific Basin: introduced, Puerto Rico: introduced

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.