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Selaginella arbuscula
Dwarf Spikemoss
As recorded: Selaginella arbuscula (Kaulf.) Spring
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Lycopodiopsida › Selaginellales › Selaginellaceae
- Collected by
- Skottsberg, C.J.F.
- Collector number
- 3302
- Date
- September 16, 1938
- Locality
- NW slope of Mauna Loa, near Ohiahiu
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Lamoureux, C.H.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On September 16, 1938, Skottsberg, C.J.F. also collected 13 other specimens.
Campylopus exasperatus
Botany
Campylopus exasperatus
Botany
Campylopus umbellatus
Botany
Clermontia clermontioides
Botany
Clermontia clermontioides
Botany
Ectropothecium arcuatum
Botany
Fimbristylis dichotoma
Botany
Kadua centranthoides
Botany
Microsorum grossum
Botany
Pipturus albidus
Botany
Racomitrium pruinosum
Botany
Stenogyne rugosa
Botany
Thuidium cymbifolium
Botany
Selaginella arbuscula observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1938. 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 583. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956594451. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/583.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956594451 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026