
Cladonia
pixie cup and reindeer lichens
As recorded: Cladonia P.Browne, 1756
Fungi › Ascomycota › Lecanoromycetes › Lecanorales › Cladoniaceae
- Collected by
- Forbes, C.N.
- Collector number
- 1399.K.
- Date
- July 3, 1917
- Locality
- Waimea Drainage Basin, W side
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On July 3, 1917, Forbes, C.N. also collected 24+ other specimens.
Cladonia observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1917. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 174 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-26.

2026-10-26
United States
(c) Robin White, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-10-25
Pearl City, HI 96782, USA
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-17
Waianae, HI 96792, USA
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-02
Hilo, HI 96720, USA
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-19
Hawaii County, HI, USA
(c) David Martin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-17
Chain of Craters Rd, Pahoa, HI, US
(c) Millicent Sampson-eves, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Cladonia. BISH 644886. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956264696. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/644886.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956264696 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Name matched only at a higher rank (e.g. genus)
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