
Palhinhaea cernua
staghorn clubmoss
As recorded: Lycopodiella cernua (L.) Pic.Serm.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Lycopodiopsida › Lycopodiales › Lycopodiaceae
- Collected by
- Fosberg, F.R.
- Collector number
- 25031
- Date
- June 21, 1946
- Locality
- highest hill on islands, near Sabana
- Island
- Rota
- Region
- Northern Mariana Islands
- Elevation
- 480 m
- Identified by
- (Nom. rev.) Magoon, V.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On June 21, 1946, Fosberg, F.R. also collected 24+ other specimens.
Palhinhaea cernua observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1946. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 5,223 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-25.

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)

2026-10-23
Black River Gorges, MU-SA, MU
(c) r_rombach, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Palhinhaea cernua. BISH 436441. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956139545. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/436441.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956139545 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
