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Medicago polymorpha
bur clover
As recorded: Medicago polymorpha L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Fabales › Fabaceae
- Collected by
- Hosaka, E.Y.
- Collector number
- 1251
- Date
- January 7, 1934
- Locality
- Kipapa Gulch, Waipio
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 122 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 January 7, 1934, Hosaka, E.Y. also collected 4 other specimens.
Medicago polymorpha observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1934. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 27 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-03-03.
2026-03-03
Kauai County, HI, USA
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2025-06-07
Kahuku, HI 96731, USA
no rights reserved
2025-04-15
Kapaʻa, HI 96746, USA
(c) Leyton Reid, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-03-28
Kahuku, HI 96731, USA
no rights reserved
2025-03-21
The Ritz-Carlton O'ahu, Turtle Bay, Kahuku, HI, US
(c) Krimzz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-03-12
Kauai County, HI, USA
(c) rauvbbj, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Medicago polymorpha. BISH 42216. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956318783. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/42216.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956318783 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026