Azolla
Fairy moss
Photo: (c) 王美芳, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by 王美芳 (iNaturalist)
5
Bishop specimens
0
Type specimens
1981
First collected
2001
Last collected
2026
Last seen alive in Hawaiʻi
In the Library
Bishop Museum publications whose pages name Azolla, most mentions first.
2025
Imada, C.T., Faccenda, K., Thomas, M.K., Gallaher, T., Oppenhemier, H., Kennedy, B. & Kalei, A. (eds.) Hawaiian native & naturalized vascular plants checklist (2025 update). 780 pp. [published online 6 November 2025]· Contribution to the Hawaii Biological Survey · 4 pages
2001
Native and exotic organism studyEnglund, R.A., D.J. Preston, N.L. Evenhuis, R.H. Cowie, C. Imada, C. Puttock, & K. Arakaki · Contribution to the Hawaii Biological Survey · 4 pages
2020
New Hawaiian plant records from Herbarium Pacificum for 2019Imada, C.T. & Kennedy, B.H. · Contribution to the Hawaii Biological Survey · 3 pages
2019
Records of the Hawaii Biological Survey for 2019: VolumeEvenhuis, N.L. & Eldredge, L.G. (eds) · Records of the Hawaii Biological Survey · 3 pages
2019
Hawaiian naturalized vascular plants checklist (February 2019 update)Imada, C. · Contribution to the Hawaii Biological Survey · 3 pages
2013
Records of the Hawaii Biological Survey for 1994–2013: IndexEvenhuis, N.L. & Eldredge, L.G. (eds) · Records of the Hawaii Biological Survey · 2 pages
2003
Records of the Hawaii Biological Survey for 2001-2002. Part II: NotesN.L. Evenhuis & Eldredge, L.G., eds. · Contribution to the Hawaii Biological Survey · 2 pages
2003
Hawaii's biodiversity: a detailed assessment of the numbers of species in the Hawaiian IslandsEldredge, L.G. & N.L. Evenhuis · Contribution to the Hawaii Biological Survey · 2 pages
Where Bishop collected it
2 mapped specimens. Localities of endangered species are shown approximately.
Two centuries of collecting
The oldest Bishop specimen was collected in 1981 by Degener, O.; Degener, I. (North Island). The Museum last collected it in 2001; iNaturalist observers have seen it in the wild as recently as May 26, 2026.
From the collection
Alive today
54 research-grade iNaturalist sightings in the wild in Hawaiʻi since 2000. Most recent first.
2026-05-26
Haena, HI 96746, USA
(c) Matthew Gilbert Koons, some rights reserved (CC BY-ND)
2025-10-27
Island of Hawaiʻi, Kapaau, HI, US
(c) cadeepbluesea, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-08-23
Kailua, HI 96734, USA
no rights reserved
2025-08-23
Kailua Rd + 1005, Kailua, HI 96734, USA
no rights reserved
2025-08-16
Ahupuaʻa ʻO Kahana State Park, Hauula, HI, US
(c) Neal Kelso, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2025-07-16
Kukona Pl, Wailuku, HI, US
(c) Emma Menchions, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-02-01
Honolulu County, HI, USA
(c) Daniel Ward, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-01-15
Maui, Wailuku, HI, US
(c) kimrosales, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)