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Selaginella deflexa
Deflexed Spikemoss
As recorded: Selaginella deflexa Brack.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Lycopodiopsida › Selaginellales › Selaginellaceae
- Collected by
- Caum, E.L.
- Collector number
- D66
- Date
- October 9, 1922
- Locality
- W Maui, Puu Kukui
- Island
- Maui
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Wilson, K.A.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On October 9, 1922, Caum, E.L. also collected 7 other specimens.
Selaginella deflexa observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1922. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 8 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-02-06.

2026-02-06
Hawaii, US
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-06-19
Hawaii, US
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2024-01-18
Hawaii, US
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2023-01-10
Hawaii, US
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2022-09-27
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) John Game, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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 521. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956579425. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/521.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956579425 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
