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Desmodium tortuosum
Florida beggarweed
As recorded: Desmodium tortuosum (Sw.) DC.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Fabales › Fabaceae
- Collected by
- Hume, L.
- Collector number
- 400
- Date
- August 14, 1989
- Locality
- Kamalu Rd. at Opaekaa Stream, Wailua Homesteads
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Wagner, W.L.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Desmodium tortuosum observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1989. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 96 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-21.
2026-09-21
Hawaii, US
(c) Kyle Klotz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-12
Oʻahu, ʻĀhuimanu, HI, US
(c) adrbloom, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-31
Dole St + UH Law School, Honolulu, HI 96822, USA
no rights reserved
2026-07-17
Waialua, HI 96791, USA
no rights reserved
2026-07-09
Kahaluu-Keauhou, HI, USA
(c) nmoorhatch, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-06-29
Kaloko-Honokōhau National Historical Park, Kalaoa, HI, US
(c) ka_y_ak, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Desmodium tortuosum. BISH 550072. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956346728. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/550072.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956346728 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026