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Desmodium incanum
creeping beggarweed
As recorded: Desmodium incanum (Sw.) DC.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Fabales › Fabaceae
- Collected by
- Hobdy, R.W.
- Collector number
- 2814
- Date
- April 27, 1987
- Locality
- East Maui, Baldwin Avenue below Makawao
- Island
- Maui
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Herbst, D.R.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On April 27, 1987, Hobdy, R.W. also collected 12 other specimens.
Desmodium incanum observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1987. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 539 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-15.
2026-10-15
Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) swahn, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-15
Steam Vents Trail, Pahoa, HI, US
(c) swahn, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-14
Pāhoa, HI 96778, USA
(c) Curtis Mahon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-11
Manoa Rd + Manoa Rec Center, Honolulu, HI 96822, USA
(c) Jacob Skaggs, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-05
Waiheʻe Ridge Trail, Wailuku, HI, US
(c) alex3haase, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-03
Maunawili Rd, Kailua, HI, US
(c) ashoki, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Desmodium incanum. BISH 572507. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956367193. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/572507.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956367193 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026