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Grona triflora
creeping tick trefoil
As recorded: Desmodium triflorum (L.) DC.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Fabales › Fabaceae
- Collected by
- Herat, T.; Herat, R.; Higashino, P.K.R. Herat →T.R. Herat →Paul K. Higashino →
- Collector number
- 877
- Date
- July 1, 1974
- Locality
- Kau District. Along Puna Coast trail at ca. 30 m. On opening between lava; growing on spoil in somewhat shady coditions
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Ohashi, H.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On July 1, 1974, Herat, T.; Herat, R.; Higashino, P.K. also collected 10 other specimens.
Grona triflora observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1974. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 102 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-05.
2026-09-05
Waianuenue Ave, Hilo, HI, US
(c) Julien Carley-Windeler, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-30
Tantalus Dr, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) Julien Carley-Windeler, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-01
Hilo, HI, US
(c) Carlos/Giancarla Ross (AnimeBirder), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-05-10
Wahiawa, HI 96786, USA
(c) Daniel Ward, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-03-29
Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) manseekingorganisms, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-03-09
Wyllie Rd, Princeville, HI, US
(c) Sean Ford, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Grona triflora. BISH 410633. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956690593. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/410633.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956690593 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026