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Selaginella in life — In life — Spikemosses, photographed by an iNaturalist observer, not this specimen. (c) Shipher (å£«ç·¯) Wu (å³), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)

BISH 761387Botany

Selaginella

Spikemosses

As recorded: Selaginella P.Beauv.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Lycopodiopsida › Selaginellales › Selaginellaceae

Collected by: Williams, L.C.
Collector number: 42
Date: August 1, 1940
Locality: Nepouis Valley, Quate District.
Island: New Caledonia
Region: New Caledonia
Elevation: 457 m
Record type: Preserved specimen

232 Bishop specimens of Selaginella · collected 1907–2025Species page ›

Selaginella observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1940. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 53,902 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-30.

Selaginella observed 2026-10-30

2026-10-30

Tucson, AZ, US

(c) John Starmer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Selaginella observed 2026-10-30

2026-10-30

Taoyuan, TW-TP, TW

(c) A4, some rights reserved (CC BY)

Selaginella observed 2026-10-30

2026-10-30

Henderson, Auckland, New Zealand

(c) Evil Cat, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Selaginella observed 2026-10-30

2026-10-30

Herdade das Cebolas, Campinho, Portugal

(c) Axel Gosseries, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Selaginella observed 2026-10-29

2026-10-29

Black Mountain Ranch, San Diego, CA, USA

(c) athanasius_kircher_superfan, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Selaginella observed 2026-10-29

2026-10-29

Black Mountain Ranch, San Diego, CA, USA

(c) athanasius_kircher_superfan, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Selaginella. BISH 761387. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956593781. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/761387.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956593781 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026