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Selaginella arbuscula

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BISH 4462Botany

Selaginella arbuscula

As recorded: Selaginella arbuscula (Kaulf.) Spring

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Lycopodiopsida › Selaginellales › Selaginellaceae

Collected by: Rock, J.F.C.
Collector number: 286
Date: November 14, 1908
Locality: Koolau Mts, Punaluu
Island: Oʻahu
Region: Hawaii, United States
Coordinates: 21.5548, -157.9016 ± 3,844 m
Identified by: Wilson, K.A.
Record type: Preserved specimen

401 Bishop specimens of Selaginella arbuscula · collected 1838–2025Species page ›

Where it was collected

Still here: Selaginella arbuscula observed near this locality

This specimen was collected in 1908. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 12 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-04-03.

Selaginella arbuscula observed 2026-04-03

2026-04-03

Honolulu County, HI, USA

(c) Daniel Ward, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Selaginella arbuscula observed 2026-01-18

2026-01-18

Oʻahu, Aiea, HI, US

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

Selaginella arbuscula observed 2025-11-03

2025-11-03

Honolulu County, US-HI, US

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

Selaginella arbuscula observed 2025-11-02

2025-11-02

Hawaii, US

(c) snelson182, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Selaginella arbuscula observed 2025-09-05

2025-09-05

Heno Pl, ʻĀhuimanu, HI, US

(c) jordan loftin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Selaginella arbuscula observed 2025-09-05

2025-09-05

ʻĀhuimanu, HI, US

(c) jordan loftin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Selaginella arbuscula. BISH 4462. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956303014. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/4462.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956303014 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026