
Leptogium azureum
Blue Jellyskin Lichen
As recorded: Leptogium azureum (Sw.) Mont.
Fungi › Ascomycota › Lecanoromycetes › Peltigerales › Collemataceae
- Collected by
- Harris, A.
- Collector number
- 168
- Date
- July 27, 1938
- Locality
- Haleutu Balley, 1/8 mi. S of Muao's fale, 3/4 mi. from shore
- Island
- Tau
- Region
- American Samoa
- Elevation
- 216 m
- Identified by
- Smith, C.W.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On July 27, 1938, Harris, A. also collected 24+ other specimens.
Leptogium azureum observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1938. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 10 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2024-12-21.

2024-12-21
University of North Florida, Jacksonville, FL, US
(c) maxfroh, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-05-15
7RM8+86G Charco Prieto Waterfall, Bayamón 00956, Puerto Rico
(c) Sara Puentes, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2023-02-08
Florida, US
(c) lillybyrd, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2023-01-15
Carite, Guayama, Puerto Rico
(c) Joel A. Mercado-Díaz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2022-07-01
86QQ+R7P, Palmer, Río Grande 00745, Puerto Rico
(c) curlyjackson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2022-02-06
Puerto Rico, Hatillo, Puerto Rico, US
(c) Roqui Bello, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Leptogium azureum. BISH 147409. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956179245. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/147409.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956179245 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
