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Selaginella arbuscula
Dwarf Spikemoss
As recorded: Selaginella arbuscula (Kaulf.) Spring
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Lycopodiopsida › Selaginellales › Selaginellaceae
- Collected by
- Flynn, T.W.
- Collector number
- 2427
- Date
- October 13, 1987
- Locality
- East Maui, Hana, Haleakala National Park, Oheo gulch and stream, W fork of Waimoku Falls
- Island
- Maui
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 20.6651, -156.0513 ± 555 m
- Elevation
- 153 m
- Identified by
- Wilson, K.A.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On October 13, 1987, Flynn, T.W. also collected 13 other specimens.
Still here: Selaginella arbuscula observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1987. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 5 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2024-03-18.

2024-03-18
Maui County, HI, USA
(c) Steve Ansell, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2023-11-01
Maui County, HI, USA
(c) NPS - pacific island vegetation monitoring, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2023-05-01
Maui County, HI, USA
(c) Kurt Rademacher, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2022-11-07
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) Susan Fawcett, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2018-06-30
Maui County, HI, USA
(c) Damon Tighe, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Selaginella arbuscula. BISH 559259. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956169822. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/559259.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956169822 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
