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Selaginella
Spikemosses
As recorded: Selaginella P.Beauv.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Lycopodiopsida › Selaginellales › Selaginellaceae
- Collected by
- Christophersen, E.
- Collector number
- 3211
- Date
- November 13, 1931
- Locality
- above Sili
- Island
- Savaii
- Region
- Samoa
- Elevation
- 400 m
- Identified by
- Alston, A.H.G.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On November 13, 1931, Christophersen, E. also collected 24+ other specimens.
Selaginella observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1931. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 53,823 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-28.

2026-10-28
Palmerston North 4479, New Zealand
(c) Alice Shanks, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-10-27
Santa Barbara, CA, US
(c) tmessingindawild, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-27
Corman Park No. 344, SK S7P 0B4, Canada
(c) Jeff White, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-27
Santa Ysabel, CA, US
(c) Alex Barone, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-27
Wisconsin, US
(c) Jared Bland, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-27
Oakoasis Cnty Preserve, 12620 Wildcat Canyon Rd, Lakeside, CA 92040, USA
no rights reserved
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Selaginella. BISH 108883. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956292980. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/108883.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956292980 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
