
BISH 147637Botany
Leptogium
Skin Lichens
As recorded: Leptogium (Ach.) Gray, 1821
Fungi › Ascomycota › Lecanoromycetes › Peltigerales › Collemataceae
- Collected by
- Fosberg, F.R.
- Collector number
- s.n.
- Date
- December 1, 1933
- Locality
- Wainiha Valley, lower forest
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 198 m
- Identified by
- Dodge, C.W.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On December 1, 1933, Fosberg, F.R. also collected 11 other specimens.
Leptogium observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1933. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-22.

2026-09-22
Oʻahu, Haleiwa, HI, US
(c) Jennifer Fieffer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-06-23
Haiku, HI 96708, USA
(c) Thomas Lacy, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Leptogium. BISH 147637. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956460155. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/147637.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956460155 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
