
Lepidozia australis
As recorded: Lepidozia australis (Lehm. & Lindenb.) Mitt.
Plantae › Marchantiophyta › Jungermanniopsida › Jungermanniales › Lepidoziaceae
- Collected by
- Svihla, R.D.
- Collector number
- 2021
- Date
- January 6, 1956
- Locality
- End of Wright Road, below entrance to National Park, Hilo side
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 1,158 m
- Identified by
- Freire, A.V.; Judziewicz, E.J.A.V. Freire →E.J. Judziewicz →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On January 6, 1956, Svihla, R.D. also collected 24+ other specimens.
Lepidozia australis observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1956. 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
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Lepidozia australis. BISH 708156. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956381747. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/708156.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956381747 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
