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Selaginella kraussiana
As recorded: Selaginella kraussiana (Kunze) A.Braun
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Lycopodiopsida › Selaginellales › Selaginellaceae
- Collected by
- Lorence, D.H.; Plews, J.H.R.David H. Lorence →John H.R. Plews →
- Collector number
- 5686
- Date
- November 5, 1987
- Locality
- National Park, near Kilauea Military Camp on NW edge of Crater
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 1,210 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Selaginella kraussiana observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1987. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 101 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-08-28.

2026-08-28
Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park, Pahoa, HI, US
(c) alex_tran, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-07-11
Kilauea State Recreation Area, Mountain View, HI, US
(c) nmoorhatch, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-04-05
Kīlauea, Pahoa, HI, US
(c) Shannon DeVaney, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-04-01
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) David Anderson, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-03-20
Kīlauea Iki Trail, Pahoa, HI, US
(c) Mike Butler, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-03-05
Ahualoa, HI 96727, USA
(c) Mallion, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Selaginella kraussiana. BISH 599326. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956290513. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/599326.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956290513 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
