Bernice Puahi Bishop Museum · CC BY-NC · GBIF · full resolution
Grona triflora
creeping tick trefoil
As recorded: Desmodium triflorum (L.) DC.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Fabales › Fabaceae
- Collected by
- Hosaka, E.Y.
- Collector number
- s.n.
- Date
- October 20, 1931
- Locality
- Honolulu, Bishop Museum
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- 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
Grona triflora observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1931. 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 4222. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956427475. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/4222.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956427475 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026