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Tillandsia usneoides
Spanish moss
As recorded: Tillandsia usneoides (L.) L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Bromeliaceae
- Collected by
- Faccenda, K.
- Collector number
- 1922
- Date
- May 29, 2021
- Locality
- Nuuanu Pali Dr. Above where the housing development ends
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On May 29, 2021, Faccenda, K. also collected 24+ other specimens.
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Begonia cucullata
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Begonia cucullata
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Buddleja asiatica
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Castilleja arvensis
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Cecropia obtusifolia
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Christella parasitica
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Coix lacryma-jobi
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Cuscuta campestris
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Dichanthium annulatum
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Digitaria nuda
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Eleusine indica
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Epipremnum aureum
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Eragrostis barrelieri
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Erechtites valerianifolius
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Euphorbia thymifolia
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Fimbristylis dichotoma
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Heliconia bihai
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Miconia crenata
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Nicoteba betonica
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Paspalum dilatatum
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Paspalum fimbriatum
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Paspalum urvillei
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Phyllanthus leucanthus
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Tillandsia usneoides observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 2021. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 14 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-08-04.
2026-08-04
Tantalus Dr, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) Julien Carley-Windeler, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-12-10
Nuuanu - Punchbowl, Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2025-11-10
Maui, Lahaina, HI, US
(c) Jennifer Danhaus, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-05-28
Makiki/Lower/ Punchbowl/Tantalus, Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2025-03-30
Makiki/Lower/ Punchbowl/Tantalus, Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2025-03-04
Nuuanu - Punchbowl, Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Tillandsia usneoides. BISH 787112. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956459368. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/787112.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956459368 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026