Grona heterocarpos

Asian ticktrefoil

As recorded: Desmodium heterocarpon (L.) DC.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Fabales › Fabaceae

Collected by: Whistler, W.A.
Collector number: W2995
Date: August 6, 1975
Locality: Behind the village of Ofu
Island: Ofu
Region: American Samoa
Record type: Preserved specimen

131 Bishop specimens of Grona heterocarpos · collected 1895–2019Species page ›

Collected the same day

On August 6, 1975, Whistler, W.A. also collected 24+ other specimens.

Grona heterocarpos observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1975. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 481 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-17.

2026-10-17

(c) poq, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-10

Tai Po Kau, New Territories, HK

(c) humidgreen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-06

Wenzhou, CN-ZJ, CN

(c) 藜梓柠, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-06

黎和生態公園

(c) jameslin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-02

236台灣新北市土城區頂埔里236號大暖坑公園

(c) daniel1110501, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-02

文山森林公園, 文山區, 臺北市, TW

(c) jeanchen0912, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Grona heterocarpos. BISH 430270. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956458291. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/430270.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956458291 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026