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Flavoparmelia caperata
common greenshield lichen
As recorded: Flavoparmelia caperata (L.) Hale
Fungi › Ascomycota › Lecanoromycetes › Lecanorales › Parmeliaceae
- Collected by
- Lamberton, A.R.H.
- Collector number
- 2010
- Date
- June 19, 1953
- Locality
- Kohala Mts., 3 mi N of Waimea
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 457 m
- Identified by
- Smith, C.W.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On June 19, 1953, Lamberton, A.R.H. also collected 16 other specimens.
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Heterodermia podocarpa
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Hypotrachyna rockii
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Leptogium moluccanum
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Pannaria lurida
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Parmelia
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Parmotrema consors
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Peltigera polydactylon
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Pseudocyphellaria mougeotiana
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Ramalina
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Stereocaulon ramulosum
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Teloschistes flavicans
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Usnea australis
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Usnea cirrosa
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Usnea rockii
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Zygodon tetragonostomus
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Flavoparmelia caperata observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1953. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 4 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2021-07-04.
2021-07-04
Naalehu, HI 96772, USA
(c) mudnoly, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2021-06-12
Oʻahu, Kailua, HI, US
(c) SLNTMN, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2021-05-28
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
no rights reserved
2018-12-09
Nuuanu Pali Dr, Honolulu, HI 96817, USA
(c) Cherlene, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Flavoparmelia caperata. BISH 698517. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956275378. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/698517.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956275378 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026