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Grona triflora
creeping tick trefoil
As recorded: Desmodium triflorum (L.) DC.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Fabales › Fabaceae
- Collected by
- Eames, A.J.
- Collector number
- 83
- Date
- February 27, 1921
- Locality
- Apia
- Island
- Upolu
- Region
- Samoa
- Identified by
- Christophersen, E.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On February 27, 1921, Eames, A.J. also collected 24+ other specimens.
Grona triflora observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1921. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 3,443 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-26.

2026-10-26
NW 170th St, Hialeah Gardens, FL, US
(c) James K. Wetterer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-26
Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris - Sultan Azlan Shah Campus, Behrang Stesen, Perak, MY
(c) b_iqromah, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-26
Zhongyang Rd, Xindian District, New Taipei City, TW
(c) 何小花, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-10-25
643台灣雲林縣林內鄉林中村9號
(c) 祐, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-10-24
Miramar, FL, US
(c) James K. Wetterer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-22
Florida, US
(c) V. Crouton, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Grona triflora. BISH 713781. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956296432. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/713781.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956296432 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
