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Selaginella deflexa

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Selaginella deflexa

Deflexed Spikemoss

As recorded: Selaginella deflexa Brack.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Lycopodiopsida › Selaginellales › Selaginellaceae

Collected by: Fosberg, F.R.
Collector number: 10030
Date: August 24, 1933
Locality: Puu Kukui between Nakalalua and summit
Island: Maui
Region: Hawaii, United States
Elevation: 1,770 m
Identified by: Wilson, K.A.
Record type: Preserved specimen

63 Bishop specimens of Selaginella deflexa · collected 1840–2024Species page ›

Selaginella deflexa observed alive in Hawaiʻi

This specimen was collected in 1933. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 8 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-02-06.

Selaginella deflexa observed 2026-02-06

2026-02-06

Hawaii, US

(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Selaginella deflexa observed 2024-06-19

2024-06-19

Hawaii, US

(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)

Selaginella deflexa observed 2024-01-18

2024-01-18

Hawaii, US

(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Selaginella deflexa observed 2023-01-10

2023-01-10

Hawaii, US

(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Selaginella deflexa observed 2022-09-27

2022-09-27

Maui County, US-HI, US

(c) John Game, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Selaginella deflexa observed 2018-08-14

2018-08-14

Hawaii, US

(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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

Cite this specimen

Selaginella deflexa. BISH 509. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956398410. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/509.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956398410 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026