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Selaginella arbuscula
Dwarf Spikemoss
As recorded: Selaginella arbuscula (Kaulf.) Spring
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Lycopodiopsida › Selaginellales › Selaginellaceae
- Collected by
- Fosberg, F.R.
- Collector number
- 10473
- Date
- December 8, 1933
- Locality
- Honomu, hills above Akaka Falls, wet dripping overhanging bank
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 400 m
- Identified by
- Wilson, K.A.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On December 8, 1933, Fosberg, F.R. also collected 17 other specimens.
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Antidesma platyphyllum
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Antidesma platyphyllum
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Coprosma pubens
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Cyrtandra tintinnabula
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Cyrtandra tintinnabula
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Cyrtandra tintinnabula
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Joinvillea ascendens
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Kadua axillaris
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Kadua axillaris
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Kadua axillaris
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Kadua axillaris
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Kadua axillaris
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Kadua axillaris
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Peperomia leptostachya
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Pilea peploides
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Selaginella arbuscula observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1933. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 120 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-22.
2026-10-22
Kristiano St, Hilo, HI, US
(c) azu, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-03
Nuuanu - Punchbowl, Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) Thomas Irvine, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-10-03
Nuuanu - Punchbowl, Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) Thomas Irvine, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-10-03
Honomu, HI 96728, USA
(c) Craig Ontl, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-20
Makiki/Lower/ Punchbowl/Tantalus, Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-17
Waialua, HI, US
(c) sophiaann04, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Selaginella arbuscula. BISH 540. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956298416. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/540.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956298416 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026