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Desmodium incanum
creeping beggarweed
As recorded: Desmodium incanum (Sw.) DC.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Fabales › Fabaceae
- Collected by
- Newell, C.L.
- Collector number
- 114
- Date
- July 20, 1966
- Locality
- Chain of Craters Road ~ 28.5 miles toward Kalapana from intersection with Crater Rim Road; or 0.2 miles before Queens Bath; about 0.25 miles up Royal Estates road, not far from HVNP boundary. (plot 27)
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 50 m
- Identified by
- Herbst, D.R.; Sohmer, S.H.; Wagner, W.L.Derral R. Herbst →Seymour H. Sohmer →Warren L. Wagner Jr. →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On July 20, 1966, Newell, C.L. also collected 24+ other specimens.
Andropogon virginicus
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Andropogon virginicus
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Chrysopogon aciculatus
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Chrysopogon aciculatus
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Cyanthillium cinereum
Botany
Desmodium incanum
Botany
Desmodium incanum
Botany
Digitaria ciliaris
Botany
Digitaria fuscescens
Botany
Digitaria violascens
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Dodonaea viscosa
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Emilia fosbergii
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Emilia fosbergii
Botany
Erigeron sumatrensis
Botany
Euphorbia thymifolia
Botany
Fimbristylis cymosa
Botany
Fimbristylis cymosa
Botany
Fimbristylis cymosa
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Fimbristylis cymosa
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Fimbristylis cymosa
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Fimbristylis dichotoma
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Grona triflora
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Grona triflora
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Microsorum grossum
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Desmodium incanum observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1966. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 539 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-15.
2026-10-15
Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) swahn, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-15
Steam Vents Trail, Pahoa, HI, US
(c) swahn, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-14
Pāhoa, HI 96778, USA
(c) Curtis Mahon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-11
Manoa Rd + Manoa Rec Center, Honolulu, HI 96822, USA
(c) Jacob Skaggs, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-05
Waiheʻe Ridge Trail, Wailuku, HI, US
(c) alex3haase, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-03
Maunawili Rd, Kailua, HI, US
(c) ashoki, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Desmodium incanum. BISH 20640. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956150583. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/20640.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956150583 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026