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Fissidens taxifolius

Hedw. (1801)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Bryophyta Class/Clade: Bryopsida Order: Fissidentales Family: Fissidentaceae Genus: Fissidens

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Statewide Status

Indigenous

Island Status

Kaua'i Indigenous
O'ahu Indigenous
Maui Indigenous

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Bibliography

Name Published In: Sp. Musc. Frond. 155, pl. 39: f. 1–5 (1801)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Fissidens taxifolius Haleakala National Park: Ahupuaa of Kalialinui, along NE park boundary from Hosmer Grove SE to Koolau Gap Numerous Metrosideros-dominated narrow gullies dissecting sloping grass - or scrubland. On very shaded mud in second gully. Preserved_Specimen Hoe, W.J. 4059 Maui BISH 1976-06-16
2 Fissidens taxifolius Kipahulu Valley4/6/04 W lateral from base camp 3 In ohia forest. Rocks of shaded stream bed. Preserved_Specimen Hoe, W.J. 1806 Maui BISH 1967-08-29
3 Fissidens taxifolius East Maui, Makawao District, Kalialinui AHU, Haleakala National Park, along NE park boundary from Hosmer Grove to Koolau Gap Numerous Metrosideros-dominated narrow gullies dissecting sloping grass-or-scrubland. On deeply-shaded soil banks at intermittent waterfall of second gully. Preserved_Specimen Hoe, W.J. 4060 Maui BISH 1976-06-16
4 Fissidens taxifolius Na Pali-Kona Forest Reserve, Awaawapuhi Trail. Mixed mesophytic forest. W/ Metrosideros, Dodonaea, Scaevola, Pouteria. Preserved_Specimen Flynn, T.W. 7958 Kauai BISH 2014-09-25
5 Fissidens taxifolius Haleakala National Park: Paliku In narrow Metrosideros-dominate gully of intermittent stream on NW face of Kuiki. On shaded, small rock. Preserved_Specimen Hoe, W.J. 4238 Maui BISH 1976-06-25
6 Fissidens taxifolius Honolulu District: South Koolau Mountains: Honolulu Watershed Forest Reserve; Manoa Valley, Manoa Falls Trail 73 along Waihi Stream In colsed secondary forest. On damp, shaded rocks along stream. Preserved_Specimen Hoe, W.J. 3043 Oahu BISH 1973-12-29
7 Fissidens taxifolius Haleakala National Park: SE Haleakala Crater, E Central Kaupo Gap In Myrsine-Dodonaea community along banks of intermittent strea. On shaded streamside boulder. Preserved_Specimen Hoe, W.J. 4598 Maui BISH 1977-06-09
8 Fissidens taxifolius East Maui, Makawao District, Kalialinui AHU, Haleakala National Park, along NE park boundary from Hosmer Grove SE to Koolau Gap Numerous Metrosideros-dominated narrow gullies dissecting sloping grass-or-scrubland. On very shaded mud on north-facing rocks at first gully. Preserved_Specimen Hoe, W.J. 4054 Maui BISH 1976-06-16
9 Fissidens taxifolius Haleakala National Park: Ahupuaa of Kalialinui, along NE park boundary from Hosmer Grove SE to Koolau Gap Numerous Metrosideros-dominted narrow gullies dissecting sloping grass - or scrubland. On deeply shaded soil banks at intermittent wterfall of second gully. Preserved_Specimen Hoe, W.J. 4060 Maui BISH 1976-06-16
10 Fissidens taxifolius Haleakala National Park: Ahupuaa of Kalialinui, along NE park boundary from Hosmer Grove SE to Koolau Gap Numerous Metrosideros-dominted narrow gullies dissecting sloping grass - or scrubland. On very shaded, mud on N-facing rocks of first gully. Preserved_Specimen Hoe, W.J. 4054 Maui BISH 1976-06-16
11 Fissidens taxifolius Central Koolau Mts.: Koolaupoko Distr., Kaneohe F.R., Likeke Trail On wet, shaded rocks along banks of gully. Preserved_Specimen Hoe, W.J. 2786 Oahu BISH 1973-05-27
12 Fissidens taxifolius Ravine 50 m E of Hosmer's Grove Rocky, Metrosideros-dominated narrow ravine. On shaded dry soil under overhanging ledge. Preserved_Specimen Hoe, W.J. 3479 Maui BISH 1975-06-12
13 Fissidens taxifolius Haleakala National Park: Paliku, N of cabins, E of Lauulu Trail In small, Metrosidros-dominated gulch of intermittent stream. On shaded vesiculose boulder in stream gully. Preserved_Specimen Hoe, W.J. 4160 Maui BISH 1976-06-22
14 Fissidens taxifolius Ravine 50 m E of Hosmer's Grove Rocky, Metrosideros-dominated narrow ravine. On dry, protected soil bank, at mouth of small lava tube. Preserved_Specimen Hoe, W.J. 3453 Maui BISH 1975-06-12
15 Fissidens taxifolius Lihue District. Headwaters of North Fork Wailua River at 'Blue Hole', a horse-shoe shaped vertical canyon with cascading streamlets and waterfalls of Wai'ele'ele. On rocks above stream in sun. Preserved_Specimen Shevock, J.R. 48146 Kauai BISH 2016-02-19
16 Fissidens taxifolius NW Haleakala: Ahupuaa of Kalialinui in remnant forested to grass and scrub-dominated gully S of Puu Nianiau On perpetually shaded, damp clay in crevice along ully floor. Preserved_Specimen Hoe, W.J. 4406 Maui BISH 1977-06-01
17 Fissidens taxifolius Haleakala National Park: Paliku.. N of cabins, E of Lauulu Trail In small, Metrosideros-dominated gulch of intermittent stream. On damp a'a rocks in gully. Preserved_Specimen Hoe, W.J. 4159 Maui BISH 1976-07-28
18 Fissidens taxifolius Haleakala National Park: SE Haleakala Crater, E Central Kaupo Gap In Myrsine-Dodonaea community along banks of int ermittent strea. On streamside rocky bank. Preserved_Specimen Hoe, W.J. 4691 Maui BISH 1977-06-09
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