Marchantia polymorpha
Common Liverwort
As recorded: Marchantia polymorpha L.
Plantae › Marchantiophyta › Marchantiopsida › Marchantiales › Marchantiaceae
- Collected by
- Forbes, C.N.
- Collector number
- 596 H.
- Date
- May 21, 1915
- Locality
- Up 1880 lava flow to Kaumana Caves
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Judziewicz, E.J.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On May 21, 1915, Forbes, C.N. also collected 17 other specimens.
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Dumortiera
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Ilex anomala
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Ilex anomala
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Ilex anomala
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Machaerina angustifolia
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Machaerina angustifolia
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Pseudognaphalium sandwicensium
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Racopilum cuspidigerum
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Racopilum cuspidigerum
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Racopilum cuspidigerum
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Racopilum cuspidigerum
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Vaccinium reticulatum
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Marchantia polymorpha observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1915. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 11 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-02.
2026-10-02
Haʻikū Rd, Heʻeia, HI, US
(c) Julien Carley-Windeler, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-10-25
Waikane, HI 96744, USA
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2025-10-25
Waikane, HI 96744, USA
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2025-10-09
United States
(c) Tara Severns, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2025-06-10
Hawaii County, HI, USA
(c) Kai Garcia-Tobar, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-03-26
Island of Hawaiʻi, Keaau, HI, US
(c) tinymaui, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Marchantia polymorpha. BISH 141895. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956358972. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/141895.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956358972 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026