BISH 430575Botany

Palhinhaea cernua

staghorn clubmoss

As recorded: Lycopodiella cernua (L.) Pic.Serm.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Lycopodiopsida › Lycopodiales › Lycopodiaceae

Collected by: Whistler, W.A.
Collector number: W2934
Date: July 25, 1975
Locality: Tutuila, Samoa. Coastal bluff near village of Onenoa.
Island: Tutuila
Region: American Samoa
Elevation: 150 m
Record type: Preserved specimen

490 Bishop specimens of Palhinhaea cernua · collected 1838–2024Species page ›

Collected the same day

On July 25, 1975, Whistler, W.A. also collected 22 other specimens.

Palhinhaea cernua observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1975. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 5,226 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-28.

2026-10-28

Kaingaroa Forest, Murupara, Waikato, NZ

(c) gracenz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-25

Pearl City, HI 96782, USA

(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-24

Feteiras, Portugal

(c) arachishypogaea, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-24

Pillar Point Lighthouse Track, Pūponga 7073, New Zealand

(c) cbeem, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-24

Pūponga 7073, New Zealand

(c) Chris Ecroyd, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-10-24

Collingwood, Tasman, NZ

(c) scottstocker, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Palhinhaea cernua. BISH 430575. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956521217. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/430575.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956521217 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026