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Medicago lupulina
Black Medick
As recorded: Medicago lupulina L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Fabales › Fabaceae
- Collected by
- Medeiros, A.C.
- Collector number
- 296
- Date
- October 22, 1982
- Locality
- East Maui, Haleakala National Park Headquarters
- Island
- Maui
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 20.7597, -156.2468 ± 501 m
- Elevation
- 2,134 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On October 22, 1982, Medeiros, A.C. also collected 1 other specimen.
Still here: Medicago lupulina observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1982. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 17 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-03-27.

2026-03-27
Keokea, HI 96790, USA
(c) Daniel Ward, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-02-24
Kula, HI 96790, USA
(c) Monte Tudor-Long, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-02-10
Kula, HI 96790, USA
(c) Monte Tudor-Long, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2023-09-18
Maui County, HI, USA
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2023-09-18
Maui County, HI, USA
(c) NPS - pacific island vegetation monitoring, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2023-08-02
Maui, Kula, HI, US
(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Medicago lupulina. BISH 610765. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956470750. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/610765.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956470750 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
