Bernice Puahi Bishop Museum · CC BY-NC · GBIF · full resolution
Selaginella deflexa
Deflexed Spikemoss
As recorded: Selaginella deflexa Brack.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Lycopodiopsida › Selaginellales › Selaginellaceae
- Collected by
- Wood, K.R.; Bustamente, K.Keahi M. Bustamente →Kenneth R. Wood →
- Collector number
- 15610
- Date
- August 19, 2013
- Locality
- Hana District. Hana Forest Reserve, headwaters of Kawaipapa
- Island
- Maui
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 1,448 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On August 19, 2013, Wood, K.R.; Bustamente, K. also collected 5 other specimens.
Selaginella deflexa observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 2013. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 8 research-grade sightings in the wild, 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)

2022-09-27
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) John Game, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2018-08-14
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 762092. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956248474. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/762092.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956248474 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
