Desmodium incanum
creeping beggarweed
As recorded: Desmodium incanum (Sw.) DC.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Fabales › Fabaceae
- Collected by
- Grant, M.L.
- Collector number
- 5443
- Date
- February 24, 1931
- Locality
- Dist: Tautira: Vaitoto
- Island
- Tahiti
- Region
- French Polynesia
- Identified by
- Grant, M.L.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On February 24, 1931, Grant, M.L. also collected 4 other specimens.
Desmodium incanum observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1931. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 4,800 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-26.
2026-10-26
NW 170th St, Hialeah, FL, US
(c) James K. Wetterer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-26
SR-544 W, Auburndale, FL, US
(c) rockeater, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-25
Jarabacoa, DO-VE, DO
(c) dagg, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-23
Spring Hammock Preserve, 2985 Osprey Trail, Longwood, FL 32750, USA
(c) John Serrao, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-23
Granada Blvd & Benevento Av, Coral Gables, FL 33146, USA
(c) Joe Paysen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-23
SW 102nd Ave, Miami, FL, US
(c) littlespecimen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Desmodium incanum. BISH 18210.2. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956190715. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/18210.2.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956190715 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026