Selaginella arbuscula
Dwarf Spikemoss
As recorded: Selaginella arbuscula (Kaulf.) Spring
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Lycopodiopsida › Selaginellales › Selaginellaceae
- Collected by
- Forbes, C.N.
- Collector number
- 2299M
- Date
- May 10, 1920
- Locality
- West Maui, Olowalu Valley, left ridge
- Island
- Maui
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Wilson, K.A.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On May 10, 1920, Forbes, C.N. also collected 24+ other specimens.
Acacia koa
Botany
Antidesma pulvinatum
Botany
Asplenium caudatum
Botany
Asplenium kaulfussii
Botany
Asteraceae
Botany
Ceodes umbellifera
Botany
Charpentiera obovata
Botany
Deschampsia nubigena
Botany
Dryopteris fuscoatra
Botany
Gamochaeta purpurea
Botany
Geniostoma tinifolium
Botany
Kadua affinis
Botany
Kadua affinis
Botany
Koeleria inaequalis
Botany
Koeleria inaequalis
Botany
Leptecophylla tameiameiae
Botany
Lysimachia remyi
Botany
Lysimachia remyi
Botany
Melicope peduncularis
Botany
Pittosporum glabrum
Botany
Pittosporum glabrum
Botany
Polyscias oahuensis
Botany
Psychotria mauiensis
Botany
Psychotria mauiensis
Botany
Selaginella arbuscula observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1920. 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 610. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956342812. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/610.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956342812 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026