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Huperzia erosa
toothed firmoss
As recorded: Huperzia erosa Beitel & W.H.Wagner
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Lycopodiopsida › Lycopodiales › Lycopodiaceae
- Collected by
- Higashino, P.K.
- Collector number
- 7242
- Date
- March 1, 1978
- Locality
- by Wailuku river, off Saddle road, Hilo forest reserve
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 902 m
- Identified by
- Puttock, C.F.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On March 1, 1978, Higashino, P.K. also collected 4 other specimens.
Huperzia erosa observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1978. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 14 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2024-02-27.
2024-02-27
Hawaii, US
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2024-02-26
Hawaii, US
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2023-01-12
Kauai County, HI, USA
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2022-12-29
North Shore, Waialua, HI, USA
(c) Hubert Szczygieł, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2022-09-29
Maui County, HI, USA
(c) John Game, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2022-09-29
Maui County, HI, USA
(c) John Game, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Huperzia erosa. BISH 423303. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956693437. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/423303.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956693437 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026