
Lepidozia australis
As recorded: Lepidozia australis (Lehm. & Lindenb.) Mitt.
Plantae › Marchantiophyta › Jungermanniopsida › Jungermanniales › Lepidoziaceae
- Collected by
- Skottsberg, C.J.F.
- Collector number
- 2034
- Date
- September 24, 1922
- Locality
- Slope of Mauna Loa, between 1919 and 1926 flows
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 1,300 m
- Identified by
- Freire, A.V.; Judziewicz, E.J.A.V. Freire →E.J. Judziewicz →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On September 24, 1922, Skottsberg, C.J.F. also collected 3 other specimens.
Lepidozia australis observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1922. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 22 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-03-03.

2026-03-03
Kauai County, HI, USA
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-03-03
Kauai County, HI, USA
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-01-09
Kōkeʻe State Park, Princeville, HI, US
(c) corndog, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-11-16
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Dan Tucker, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-03-22
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2024-12-15
Hawaii County, HI, USA
no rights reserved
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Cite this specimen
Lepidozia australis. BISH 707653. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956455621. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/707653.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956455621 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
