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Fissidens
As recorded: Fissidens Hedw.
Plantae › Bryophyta › Bryopsida › Dicranales › Fissidentaceae
- Collected by
- Svihla, R.D.
- Collector number
- 4480
- Date
- January 14, 1956
- Locality
- Waiahole Valley, water reserve
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 274 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On January 14, 1956, Svihla, R.D. also collected 24+ other specimens.
Fissidens observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1956. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 4 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2025-10-03.

2025-10-03
Kalihiwai Rd, Kalihiwai, HI, US
(c) paulexcoff, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

2024-09-25
Honolulu County, HI, USA
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2024-06-28
Manoa, Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) Mike Ross, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-05-17
Hawaii, US
(c) Susan Fawcett, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Fissidens. BISH 90280. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956147883. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/90280.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956147883 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
