
Metzgeria furcata
Forked Veilwort
As recorded: Metzgeria furcata (L.) Dumort.
Plantae › Marchantiophyta › Jungermanniopsida › Metzgeriales › Metzgeriaceae
- Collected by
- Freire, A.V.; Judziewicz, E.J.A.V. Freire →E.J. Judziewicz →
- Collector number
- 2022-248
- Date
- March 6, 2022
- Locality
- 11-3890 5th Street, west of Pearl Street, Mauna Loa Estates, Volcano
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 1,113 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On March 6, 2022, Freire, A.V.; Judziewicz, E.J. also collected 4 other specimens.
Metzgeria furcata observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 2022. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 7 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2024-12-16.

2024-12-16
Hawaii County, HI, USA
(c) Dan Tucker, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-08-16
Honolulu County, HI, USA
(c) Mike Ross, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-06-07
Kuliouou - Kalani Iki, Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) Mike Ross, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-01-04
Hawaii County, HI, USA
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2024-01-04
Hawaii County, HI, USA
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2023-05-06
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Metzgeria furcata. BISH 791414. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956301579. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/791414.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956301579 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
