Phaeoceros carolinianus
Carolina hornwort
As recorded: Phaeoceros carolinianus (Michx.) Prosk.
Plantae › Anthocerotophyta › Anthocerotopsida › Notothyladales › Notothyladaceae
- Collected by
- Forbes, C.N.
- Collector number
- 1453.M
- Date
- September 1, 1919
- Locality
- East Maui, Waikamoi
- Island
- Maui
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Freire, A.V.; Judziewicz, E.J.A.V. Freire →E.J. Judziewicz →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On September 1, 1919, Forbes, C.N. also collected 14 other specimens.
Brachythecium rutabulum
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Campylopus hawaiicus
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Ctenidium elegantulum
Botany
Cuspidatula
Botany
Ectropothecium sandvicense
Botany
Frullania oahuensis
Botany
Lejeunea
Botany
Melicope hawaiensis
Botany
Pallavicinia
Botany
Philonotis sullivantii
Botany
Plagiochila deflexa
Botany
Plagiochila gaudichaudii
Botany
Plagiomnium rostratum
Botany
Thuidium cymbifolium
Botany
Phaeoceros carolinianus observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1919. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 18 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-27.
2026-09-27
Round Top Dr, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) Julien Carley-Windeler, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-19
West Maui Forest Reserve, Wailuku, HI, US
(c) Wendy Fulks, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-05-26
Haena, HI 96746, USA
(c) Matthew Gilbert Koons, some rights reserved (CC BY-ND)
2026-05-26
Haena, HI 96746, USA
(c) Matthew Gilbert Koons, some rights reserved (CC BY-ND)
2026-05-26
Kauai County, US-HI, US
(c) Matthew Gilbert Koons, some rights reserved (CC BY-ND)
2026-03-25
Makiki/Lower/ Punchbowl/Tantalus, Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) Hubert Szczygieł, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Phaeoceros carolinianus. BISH 140811. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956563954. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/140811.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956563954 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026