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Phaeoceros carolinianus
Carolina hornwort
As recorded: Phaeoceros carolinianus (Michx.) Prosk.
Plantae › Anthocerotophyta › Anthocerotopsida › Notothyladales › Notothyladaceae
- Collected by
- Pezzillo, Z.; Henderson, R.; Opgenorth, M.Remy E. Henderson →M. Opgenorth →Zach D. Pezzillo →
- Collector number
- 1022
- Date
- October 8, 2024
- Locality
- USA, Hawaiian Islands, Maui, East Maui, Kahanu Gardens - NTBG, in remnant Hala forest mauka of Pi'ilanihale Heiau
- Island
- Maui
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 24 m
- Identified by
- Judziewicz, E.J.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On October 8, 2024, Pezzillo, Z.; Henderson, R.; Opgenorth, M. also collected 14 other specimens.
Bryophyta
Botany
Bryophyta
Botany
Bryophyta
Botany
Bryophyta
Botany
Cololejeunea ceatocarpa
Botany
Lejeunea flava
Botany
Lejeunea flava
Botany
Octoblepharum albidum
Botany
Pyrrhobryum spiniforme
Botany
Riccardia
Botany
Riccardia
Botany
Spruceanthus planiusculus
Botany
Spruceanthus polymorphus
Botany
Spruceanthus polymorphus
Botany
Phaeoceros carolinianus observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 2024. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 18 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-27.
2026-09-27
Round Top Dr, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) Julien Carley-Windeler, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-19
West Maui Forest Reserve, Wailuku, HI, US
(c) Wendy Fulks, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-05-26
Haena, HI 96746, USA
(c) Matthew Gilbert Koons, some rights reserved (CC BY-ND)
2026-05-26
Haena, HI 96746, USA
(c) Matthew Gilbert Koons, some rights reserved (CC BY-ND)
2026-05-26
Kauai County, US-HI, US
(c) Matthew Gilbert Koons, some rights reserved (CC BY-ND)
2026-03-25
Makiki/Lower/ Punchbowl/Tantalus, Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) Hubert Szczygieł, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Phaeoceros carolinianus. BISH 799880. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956565597. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/799880.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956565597 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026