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Desmodium incanum
creeping beggarweed
As recorded: Desmodium incanum (Sw.) DC.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Fabales › Fabaceae
- Collected by
- Fosberg, F.R.
- Collector number
- 48070
- Date
- August 15, 1966
- Locality
- Kwajalein Atoll
- Island
- Kwajalein Atoll
- Region
- Marshall Islands
- Elevation
- 4 m
- Identified by
- Fosberg, F.R.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On August 15, 1966, Fosberg, F.R. also collected 12 other specimens.
Desmodium incanum observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1966. 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 426306. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956282748. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/426306.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956282748 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026