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Selaginella arbuscula
Dwarf Spikemoss
As recorded: Selaginella arbuscula (Kaulf.) Spring
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Lycopodiopsida › Selaginellales › Selaginellaceae
- Collected by
- Stone, B.C.
- Collector number
- 1622
- Date
- December 31, 1956
- Locality
- Mt. Haupu, Mahaulapu, (aapuaa) in S. Kauai, to the summit of 2280 ft
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 579 m
- Identified by
- Wilson, K.A.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On December 31, 1956, Stone, B.C. also collected 24+ other specimens.
Adenophorus pinnatifidus
Botany
Bidens valida
Botany
Cyanea hirtella
Botany
Dubautia laevigata
Botany
Freycinetia arborea
Botany
Hydrangea arguta
Botany
Ilex anomala
Botany
Kadua affinis
Botany
Marattia douglasii
Botany
Melicope anisata
Botany
Melicope wawreana
Botany
Metrosideros waialealae
Botany
Myrsine lessertiana
Botany
Oplismenus hirtellus
Botany
Peperomia
Botany
Peperomia latifolia
Botany
Peperomia leptostachya
Botany
Peperomia membranacea
Botany
Perrottetia sandwicensis
Botany
Pipturus kauaiensis
Botany
Pittosporum gayanum
Botany
Psychotria kaduana
Botany
Psydrax odoratus
Botany
Sida fallax
Botany
Selaginella arbuscula observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1956. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 120 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-22.
2026-10-22
Kristiano St, Hilo, HI, US
(c) azu, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-03
Nuuanu - Punchbowl, Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) Thomas Irvine, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-10-03
Nuuanu - Punchbowl, Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) Thomas Irvine, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-10-03
Honomu, HI 96728, USA
(c) Craig Ontl, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-20
Makiki/Lower/ Punchbowl/Tantalus, Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-17
Waialua, HI, US
(c) sophiaann04, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Selaginella arbuscula. BISH 19098. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956699289. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/19098.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956699289 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026