Alysicarpus vaginalis

White Moneywort

As recorded: Alysicarpus vaginalis (L.) DC.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Fabales › Fabaceae

Collected by: Oppenheimer, H.L.
Collector number: H110626
Date: November 29, 2006
Locality: One Alii Park. Weed in lawn with Medicago, Indigofera, Oxalis, Axonopus, Calyptocarpus
Island: Molokaʻi
Region: Hawaii, United States
Identified by: BISH staff
Record type: Preserved specimen

103 Bishop specimens of Alysicarpus vaginalis · collected 1893–2023Species page ›

Alysicarpus vaginalis observed alive in Hawaiʻi

This specimen was collected in 2006. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 150 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-27.

2026-10-27

Ilihau St, Kailua, HI, US

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

2026-09-24

Manoa, Honolulu, HI, USA

no rights reserved

2026-08-25

Farrington Hwy E, Waipahu, HI, US

(c) Julien Carley-Windeler, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-24

N Nimitz Hwy E, Honolulu, HI, US

(c) Julien Carley-Windeler, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-15

Poʻipu Rd, Poʻipū, HI, US

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

2026-08-11

Kamehameha Hwy W, Honolulu, HI, US

(c) Julien Carley-Windeler, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Alysicarpus vaginalis. BISH 731713. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956541238. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/731713.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956541238 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026