Parmelia
shield lichens
As recorded: Parmelia Acharius, 1803
Fungi › Ascomycota › Lecanoromycetes › Lecanorales › Parmeliaceae
- Collected by
- Selling, O.
- Collector number
- 5669
- Date
- September 11, 1938
- Locality
- N of Hualalai, Puuawaawa, 1859 flow
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On September 11, 1938, Selling, O. also collected 1 other specimen.
Parmelia observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1938. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 93 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-08-09.
2026-08-09
Pearl City, HI, USA
(c) kwetterhorn, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-11
Diamond Head / Kapahulu / St. Louis Heights, Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) Eric Rude, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-09
Kauaʻi, Princeville, HI, US
(c) Frank D. Gruber, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-04-29
Hawaii County, HI, USA
(c) grinnin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-04-29
Hawaii County, HI, USA
(c) grinnin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-03-29
Ocean View, HI 96704, USA
(c) David Anderson, some rights reserved (CC BY)
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Cite this specimen
Parmelia. BISH 698429. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956579013. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/698429.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956579013 ↗
- 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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