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Selaginella arbuscula
Dwarf Spikemoss
As recorded: Selaginella arbuscula (Kaulf.) Spring
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Lycopodiopsida › Selaginellales › Selaginellaceae
- Collected by
- Newell, C.L.
- Collector number
- 920
- Date
- January 27, 1967
- Locality
- down Chain of Craters Road ~7.9 mi toward Kalapana; (plot 10)
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 885 m
- Identified by
- Lamoureux, C.H.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On January 27, 1967, Newell, C.L. also collected 15 other specimens.
Dubautia ciliolata
Botany
Fimbristylis dichotoma
Botany
Luzula hawaiiensis
Botany
Metrosideros polymorpha
Botany
Myrsine lessertiana
Botany
Myrsine lessertiana
Botany
Myrsine lessertiana
Botany
Myrsine lessertiana
Botany
Myrsine sandwicensis
Botany
Paspalum conjugatum
Botany
Pipturus albidus
Botany
Pipturus albidus
Botany
Wikstroemia phillyreifolia
Botany
Wikstroemia phillyreifolia
Botany
Wikstroemia sandwicensis
Botany
Selaginella arbuscula observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1967. 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 21452. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956373195. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/21452.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956373195 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026