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Selaginella deflexa
Deflexed Spikemoss
As recorded: Selaginella deflexa Brack.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Lycopodiopsida › Selaginellales › Selaginellaceae
- Collected by
- Wood, K.R.
- Collector number
- 14841
- Date
- January 11, 2012
- Locality
- Lihue District, Ridge just S below Kawaikini, Iliiliula headwaters
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 22.0400, -159.4900
- Elevation
- 1,097 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On January 11, 2012, Wood, K.R. also collected 6 other specimens.
Still here: Selaginella deflexa observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 2012. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 7 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-02-06.

2026-02-06
Hawaii, US
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-06-19
Hawaii, US
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2024-01-18
Hawaii, US
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2023-01-10
Hawaii, US
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2018-08-14
Hawaii, US
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2014-09-19
Hawaii, US
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Selaginella deflexa. BISH 755540. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956306714. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/755540.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956306714 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
