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Selaginella deflexa
Deflexed Spikemoss
As recorded: Selaginella deflexa Brack.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Lycopodiopsida › Selaginellales › Selaginellaceae
- Collected by
- St.John, H.; Williams, L.G.Harold St.John →Lynette Williams →
- Collector number
- 19925
- Date
- December 31, 1938
- Locality
- Waiapai [sp?] Bog, 0.5 mile ssw. of Puu Alii, Kawela
- Island
- Molokaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 1,250 m
- Identified by
- Wilson, K.A.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On December 31, 1938, St.John, H.; Williams, L.G. also collected 5 other specimens.
Selaginella deflexa observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1938. 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 9864. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956274216. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/9864.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956274216 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026