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Medicago polymorpha

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BISH 530196Botany

Medicago polymorpha

bur clover

As recorded: Medicago polymorpha L.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Fabales › Fabaceae

Collected by: Wagner, W.L.; Imada, C.; Takeuchi, W.C.T. Imada →Wayne N. Takeuchi →Warren L. Wagner Jr. →
Collector number: 5793
Date: March 3, 1988
Locality: East Maui, Makawao, highway side of Kahana Pond (Haleakala Hwy.)
Island: Maui
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

60 Bishop specimens of Medicago polymorpha · collected 1909–2022Species page ›

Medicago polymorpha observed alive in Hawaiʻi

This specimen was collected in 1988. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 27 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-03-03.

Medicago polymorpha observed 2026-03-03

2026-03-03

Kauai County, HI, USA

(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)

Medicago polymorpha observed 2025-06-07

2025-06-07

Kahuku, HI 96731, USA

no rights reserved

Medicago polymorpha observed 2025-04-15

2025-04-15

Kapaʻa, HI 96746, USA

(c) Leyton Reid, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Medicago polymorpha observed 2025-03-28

2025-03-28

Kahuku, HI 96731, USA

no rights reserved

Medicago polymorpha observed 2025-03-21

2025-03-21

The Ritz-Carlton O'ahu, Turtle Bay, Kahuku, HI, US

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

Medicago polymorpha observed 2025-03-12

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 530196. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956360831. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/530196.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956360831 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026