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Phlegmariurus phyllanthus
As recorded: Phlegmariurus phyllanthus (Hook. & Arn.) R.D.Dixit
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Lycopodiopsida › Lycopodiales › Lycopodiaceae
- Collected by
- Fosberg, F.R.
- Collector number
- 13466
- Date
- December 28, 1936
- Locality
- near USGS gage sta., Waiakeakua stream
- Island
- Molokaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 21.1150, -156.8192 ± 859 m
- Elevation
- 250 m
- Identified by
- (Nom. Rev.) Arthur, K.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On December 28, 1936, Fosberg, F.R. also collected 13 other specimens.
Still here: Phlegmariurus phyllanthus observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1936. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 3 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2024-11-17.

2024-11-17
Hawaii, US
(c) NPS - pacific island vegetation monitoring, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2022-11-09
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) Susan Fawcett, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2004-04-28
Molokai, Hawaii, USA
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Phlegmariurus phyllanthus. BISH 257. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956355332. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/257.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956355332 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
