Dataset: HAW-
Taxa: Nostocaceae
Search Criteria: excluding cultivated/captive occurrences

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Joseph F. Rock Herbarium (Univ. of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa)


HAW-UHM:HAW-A
Nostoc commune Vaucher ex Bornet & Flahault
HAW-A-00674A.J. Sharp   1881944-07-29
Mexico, Estado de México, Llano Grande, 19.990833 -99.639722, 3155m

HAW-UHM:HAW-A
Nostoc commune Vaucher ex Bornet & Flahault
HAW-A-00676A.J. Sharp   3511944-08-18
Mexico, Puebla, Rio la Venta, 19.067513 -96.303375

HAW-UHM:HAW-A
Nostoc commune Vaucher ex Bornet & Flahault
HAW-A-00677A.J. Sharp   3551944-08-18
Mexico, Puebla, Rio la Venta, 19.067513 -96.303375

HAW-UHM:HAW-A
Nostoc commune Vaucher ex Bornet & Flahault
HAW-A-00678A.J. Sharp   3731944-08-18
Mexico, Puebla, Rio la Venta, 19.067513 -96.303375

HAW-UHM:HAW-A
Anabaena licheniformis Bory de Saint-Vincent
HAW-A-00680A.J. Sharp   3881944-08-20
Mexico, Tlaxcala, near Amaxca, 19.352787 -98.163902, 2164m

HAW-UHM:HAW-A
Nostoc commune Vaucher ex Bornet & Flahault
HAW-A-00683A.J. Sharp   4211944-08-20
Mexico, Tlaxcala, Rio Zuahuapan, near Amaxac, 19.331535 -98.233351, 2164m

HAW-UHM:HAW-A
Nostoc commune Vaucher ex Bornet & Flahault
HAW-A-00684A.J. Sharp   5551944-08-29
Mexico, Distrito Federal, Rio de la Magdalena, above Contreras, 19.30683 -99.230964

HAW-UHM:HAW-A
Nostoc commune Vaucher ex Bornet & Flahault
HAW-A-00685A.J. Sharp   5711944-08-29
Mexico, Distrito Federal, Above Contreras, 19.28 -99.276111, 2835m

HAW-UHM:HAW-A
Nostoc commune Vaucher ex Bornet & Flahault
HAW-A-00687A.J. Sharp   7311944-09-15
Mexico, Veracruz, above Rio Blanco, 18.838075 -97.132847, 1372m

HAW-UHM:HAW-A
Nostoc commune Vaucher ex Bornet & Flahault
HAW-A-00689A.J. Sharp   7501944-09-18
Mexico, Puebla, Los Molinos, near Atlixco, 18.906605 -98.435081, 1981m

HAW-UHM:HAW-A
Nostoc spumigena (Mertens) Drouet
HAW-A-00691A.J. Sharp   8661944-10-02
Mexico, Puebla, Huauchinango, Tulancingo road, west of Huachinango, 20.175671 -98.062844, 1646m

HAW-UHM:HAW-A
Nostoc commune Vaucher ex Bornet & Flahault
HAW-A-00694A.J. Sharp   12031944-11-15
Mexico, Puebla, Along river near la Venta, 19.067513 -96.303375

HAW-UHM:HAW-A
Nostoc commune Vaucher ex Bornet & Flahault
HAW-A-00695A.J. Sharp   12031944-11-15
Mexico, Puebla, Along river near la Venta, 19.067513 -96.303375, 2499m

HAW-UHM:HAW-A
Anabaena licheniformis Bory de Saint-Vincent
HAW-A-00696A.J. Sharp   12121944-11-15
Mexico, Puebla, near La Venta, 19.067513 -96.303375

HAW-UHM:HAW-A
Anabaena licheniformis Bory de Saint-Vincent
HAW-A-00697A.J. Sharp   12251944-11-15
Mexico, Puebla, Near La Venta, 19.067513 -96.303375, 2560m

HAW-UHM:HAW-A
Nostoc commune Vaucher ex Bornet & Flahault
HAW-A-00702A.J. Sharp   13921944-11-23
Mexico, Puebla, El Cerro de Cuhuatepec, south east Puebla, 19.043336 -98.201926, 1067m

HAW-UHM:HAW-A
Nostoc commune Vaucher ex Bornet & Flahault
HAW-A-00704A.J. Sharp   15611944-12-08
Mexico, Hidalgo, near Puerto Obscuro, 21.290655 -98.975884, 1067m

HAW-UHM:HAW-A
Nostoc commune Vaucher ex Bornet & Flahault
HAW-A-00713A.J. Sharp   18251944-12-29
Mexico, Durango, El Salto, 23.77827 -105.364594, 2560m

HAW-UHM:HAW-A
Nostoc commune Vaucher ex Bornet & Flahault
HAW-A-00720A.J. Sharp   24731945-02-07
Guatemala, Quiché, above Nebaj, 15.413777 -91.148171, 2073m

HAW-UHM:HAW-A
Anabaena licheniformis Bory de Saint-Vincent
HAW-A-00725A.J. Sharp   31401945-03-27
Mexico, Puebla, along Rio Nexapa, near Huachinango, 18.120795 -98.767627, 1280m

HAW-UHM:HAW-A
Nostoc commune Vaucher ex Bornet & Flahault
HAW-A-00733A.J. Sharp   32451945-04-18
Mexico, Chiapas, near San Felipe, Near Las Casas, 16.725409 -92.674783, 2256m

HAW-UHM:HAW-A
Nostoc commune Vaucher ex Bornet & Flahault
HAW-A-00737A.J. Sharp   33751945-04-20
Mexico, Chiapas, east above Las Casas, 16.747437 -92.609914, 2438m

HAW-UHM:HAW-A
Nostoc commune Vaucher ex Bornet & Flahault
HAW-A-00739A.J. Sharp   33891945-04-20
Mexico, Chiapas, south of Las Casas, 16.702721 -92.62914, 2103m

HAW-UHM:HAW-A
Nostoc commune Vaucher ex Bornet & Flahault
HAW-A-00744A.J. Sharp   35241945-04-27
Mexico, Chiapas, about 10 mi. north of Comitan, 16.390135 -92.134248, 1737m

HAW-UHM:HAW-A
Nostoc commune Vaucher ex Bornet & Flahault
HAW-A-00745A.J. Sharp   35291945-04-28
Mexico, Chiapas, at the north west edge of Comitan, 16.244707 -92.134248, 1829m

HAW-UHM:HAW-A
Nostoc commune Vaucher ex Bornet & Flahault
HAW-A-00755A.J. Sharp   37891945-06-24
Mexico, Veracruz, near Pinoltepec, east of Jalapa, 19.440568 -96.754169, 914m

HAW-UHM:HAW-A
Nostoc commune Vaucher ex Bornet & Flahault
HAW-A-00759A.J. Sharp   38681945-07-07
Mexico, San Luis Potosí, north of Valles, 21.992411 -99.007552, 305m

HAW-UHM:HAW-A
Nostoc commune Vaucher ex Bornet & Flahault
HAW-A-00760A.J. Sharp   38901945-07-15
Mexico, Nuevo León, near Ojo de Agua, at foot of Cerro de Potosi, 24.871915 -100.232649, 2012m

HAW-UHM:HAW-A
Nostoc commune Vaucher ex Bornet & Flahault
HAW-A-00761A.J. Sharp   39141945-07-18
Mexico, Nuevo León, near Galeana, 24.826416 -100.077818, 1707m

HAW-UHM:HAW-A
Nostoc commune Vaucher ex Bornet & Flahault
HAW-A-00762A.J. Sharp   39221945-08-02
Mexico, Veracruz, near Xico and Jalapa, 19.475973 -96.96742, 1189m

HAW-UHM:HAW-A
Nostoc commune Vaucher ex Bornet & Flahault
HAW-A-00770A.J. Sharp   42971945-10-21
Mexico, Puebla, Ixataccihuatl above Huejotzingo, 19.15945 -98.407335, 3719m

HAW-UHM:HAW-A
Nostoc commune Vaucher ex Bornet & Flahault
HAW-A-00784A.J. Sharp   47061945-11-22
Mexico, Chiapas, above El Petiro, toward Oxchuc, east of Las Casas, 16.785552 -92.344162, 1463m

HAW-UHM:HAW-A
Nostoc commune Vaucher ex Bornet & Flahault
HAW-A-00794A.J. Sharp   53461946-02-09
Guatemala, Quiché, above Nebaj, toward Aguacatan, 15.405833 -91.146111, 2530m

HAW-UHM:HAW-A
Nostoc commune Vaucher ex Bornet & Flahault
HAW-A-00798A.J. Sharp   58471946-04-23
Mexico, San Luis Potosí, above Xilitla, 21.38681 -98.990088, 823m

HAW-UHM:HAW-A
Nostoc commune Vaucher ex Bornet & Flahault
HAW-A-00802A.J. Sharp   s.n.1944-07-14
Mexico, Puebla, near but north west of Puebla, 19.043336 -98.201926

HAW-UHM:HAW-A
Trichormus variabilis (Kützing ex Bornet & Flahault) Komárek & Anagnostidis
HAW-A-00814H. Silva   131941-12-08
United States, Tennessee, Sevier, 200yd below lower tunnel, Newfound Gap Highway, 35.611206 -83.424881, 945m

HAW-UHM:HAW-A
Trichormus variabilis (Kützing ex Bornet & Flahault) Komárek & Anagnostidis
HAW-A-00815Herman Silva   131941-08-11
United States, Tennessee, Sevier, 100yds. below tunnel- trans park hw, 35.827168 -83.504273, 914m

HAW-UHM:HAW-A
Desmonostoc muscorum (C.Agardh ex Bornet & Flahault) Hrouzek & Ventura
HAW-A-00955A. J. Sharp   2471940-09-07
United States, West Virginia, Grant, near Petersburg, 38.99261 -79.123924

HAW-UHM:HAW-A
Desmonostoc muscorum (C.Agardh ex Bornet & Flahault) Hrouzek & Ventura
HAW-A-00957A. J. Sharp   2491942-12-24
United States, Tennessee, Knox, near New Hopewell, 35.928419 -83.800456, 305m

HAW-UHM:HAW-A
Nostoc microscopicum Carmichael ex Bornet & Flahault
HAW-A-00964A. J. Sharp   2561941-08-09
United States, Tennessee, Sevier, Little River Gorge below Elkmount, 35.662589 -83.700726, 488m

HAW-UHM:HAW-A
Nostoc microscopicum Carmichael ex Bornet & Flahault
HAW-A-00965A. J. Sharp   2571941-08-09
United States, Tennessee, Sevier, Little River Gorge below Elkmount, 35.662589 -83.700726, 518m

HAW-UHM:HAW-A
Nostoc commune Vaucher ex Bornet & Flahault
HAW-A-00966A. J. Sharp   2581943-06-02
United States, Tennessee, Knox, University Farm, 35.950219 -83.93486, 290m

HAW-UHM:HAW-A
Nostoc Vaucher ex Bornet & Flahault, 1886
HAW-A-01123H. Iltis   5251947-03-18
United States, Tennessee, Knox, Wrights Ferry Rd., 35.879488 -84.007579, 282m

HAW-UHM:HAW-A
Nostoc commune Vaucher ex Bornet & Flahault
HAW-A-01168C. L. Klebsch   5731947-03-23
United States, Tennessee, Montgomery, Parson's Creek crossing of Highway #76, 36.496858 -87.382887, 183m

HAW-UHM:HAW-A
Nostoc Vaucher ex Bornet & Flahault, 1886
HAW-A-01332H. Silva   827a1949-06-14
United States, Tennessee, Putnam, Cookeville Waterworks, 36.162839 -85.501642

HAW-UHM:HAW-A
Nostoc Vaucher ex Bornet & Flahault, 1886
HAW-A-01434H. Silva   9921949-06-28
United States, Tennessee, Marion, intermittent stream just N. of Jasper, 35.074245 -85.626079

HAW-UHM:HAW-A
Nostoc commune Vaucher ex Bornet & Flahault
HAW-A-01444H. Silva   10181949-06-29
United States, Tennessee, Moore, Cumberland Springs, 35.341468 -86.295269

HAW-UHM:HAW-A
Anabaena Bory de Saint-Vincent ex Bornet & Flahault, 1886 '1888'
HAW-A-01463H. Silva   10441949-06-29
United States, Tennessee, Moore, few miles south of Lynchburg, 35.283136 -86.374159

HAW-UHM:HAW-A
Cylindrospermum stagnale Bornet & Flahault
HAW-A-01600H. Silva   12601949-07-10
United States, Tennessee, Obion, near Samburg, 36.380899 -89.354794

HAW-UHM:HAW-A
Anabaena Bory de Saint-Vincent ex Bornet & Flahault, 1886 '1888'
HAW-A-01602H. Silva   12661949-07-10
United States, Tennessee, Lake, south end of Isom Lake, 36.335384 -89.493467

HAW-UHM:HAW-A
Cylindrospermum catenatum Ralfs ex Bornet & Flahault
HAW-A-01636H. Silva   13891949-07-15
United States, Tennessee, Montgomery, Parsons Cave Branch, 36.496858 -87.382887

HAW-UHM:HAW-A
Nostoc commune Vaucher ex Bornet & Flahault
HAW-A-01650H. Silva   14071949-07-15
United States, Tennessee, Montgomery, Bellamy Cave, 36.496858 -87.382887

HAW-UHM:HAW-A
Nostoc microscopicum Carmichael ex Bornet & Flahault
HAW-A-01663H. Silva   14931949-07-16
United States, Tennessee, Fentress, near Pall Mall, 36.550624 -84.967725

HAW-UHM:HAW-A
Cylindrospermum KŸtzing ex Bornet & Flahault, 1886
HAW-A-01701H. Silva   15541949-08-01
United States, Tennessee, Knox, ten mile creek road, 35.936732 -84.061835

HAW-UHM:HAW-A
Trichormus variabilis (Kützing ex Bornet & Flahault) Komárek & Anagnostidis
HAW-A-01720H. Silva   15871949-08-10
United States, Tennessee, Knox, Riverside Drive near Holston Hills, 35.972616 -83.867071

HAW-UHM:HAW-A
Cylindrospermum muscicola Kützing ex Bornet & Flahault
HAW-A-01725H. Silva   15991949-08-01
United States, Tennessee, Knox, Univ. Farm, 35.953137 -83.931083

HAW-UHM:HAW-A
Cylindrospermum muscicola Kützing ex Bornet & Flahault
HAW-A-01727H. Silva   16021949-08-01
United States, Tennessee, Knox, Univ. of Tenn. farm, 35.953137 -83.931083

HAW-UHM:HAW-A
Desmonostoc muscorum (C.Agardh ex Bornet & Flahault) Hrouzek & Ventura
HAW-A-01743H. Silva   16321949-08-05
United States, Tennessee, Knox, Carter's Mill, 36.018628 -83.712178

HAW-UHM:HAW-A
Nostoc microscopicum Carmichael ex Bornet & Flahault
HAW-A-01807H. Silva   17471949-08-14
United States, North Carolina, Cherokee, near Hiwassee Dam Powerhouse, 35.151359 -84.177692

HAW-UHM:HAW-A
Macrospermum unisporum (Gardner) Komárek
HAW-A-02412C.W. Dodge   42891925-08-09
Panama, Colón, Colón, north arm of Gigante Bay, 9.140278 -79.840278

HAW-UHM:HAW-A
Aulosira implexa Bornet & Flahault
HAW-A-02462H.E. Parks   78131929-12-00
United States, California, San Bernardino, Arrowhead Hot Springs, 34.186712 -117.263654

HAW-UHM:HAW-A
Nostoc carneum C.Agardh ex Bornet & Flahault
HAW-A-02470C.M. Belshaw   79831936-09-06
United States, California, El Dorado, Redwood water reservoir, 1.5 miles south of Strawberry, 38.775107 -120.145187

HAW-UHM:HAW-A
Nostoc linckia Bornet ex Bornet & Flahault
HAW-A-02471N.L. Gardner   25841901-09-20
United States, California, Alameda, In an aquarium, University of California, Berkeley, 37.871593 -122.272747

HAW-UHM:HAW-A
Nostoc carneum C.Agardh ex Bornet & Flahault
HAW-A-02472C.M. Belshaw   79841936-09-06
United States, California, El Dorado, Redwood water reservoir, 1.5 miles south of Strawberry, 38.775107 -120.145187

HAW-UHM:HAW-A
Nostoc commune Vaucher ex Bornet & Flahault
HAW-A-02473T. Just   9071940-10-30
United States, Kentucky, Grant, Lloyd preserve, Crittenden, 38.782844 -84.605221

HAW-UHM:HAW-A
Nodularia harveyana Thuret ex Bornet & Flahault
HAW-A-02474N.L. Gardner   41511918-01-00
United States, California, Santa Clara, Mountain View Cementery, Oakland, 37.386052 -122.083851

HAW-UHM:HAW-A
Nostoc linckia Bornet ex Bornet & Flahault
HAW-A-02475Annetta Carter   80041936-11-22
United States, California, Santa Clara, in Colorado Creek, tributary of Arroyo de Valle, 27 miles southeast of Livermore, in northeast corner os Santa Clara County, 37.464579 -121.595169

HAW-UHM:HAW-A
Nostoc ellipsosporum Rabenhorst ex Bornet & Flahault
HAW-A-02477N.L. Gardner   72571933-05-03
United States, California, San Francisco, in the Conservatory, Golden Gate Park, 37.769097 -122.48025

HAW-UHM:HAW-A
Desmonostoc muscorum (C.Agardh ex Bornet & Flahault) Hrouzek & Ventura
HAW-A-02478Francis Drouet   50531943-08-09
United States, Minnesota, Washington, by railroad and highway no. 36, 2 miles east of North St. Paul, 44.953703 -93.089958

HAW-UHM:HAW-A
Nostoc commune Vaucher ex Bornet & Flahault
HAW-A-02479F.K. Daily   11451943-10-03
United States, Indiana, Shelby, near St. Paul, 44.953703 -93.089958

HAW-UHM:HAW-A
Anabaena inaequalis Bornet & Flahault
HAW-A-02491Francis Drouet   51251943-08-18
United States, Wisconsin, Crawford, Bayous of the Mississippi river adjacent to the gold course, Prairie du Chien, 43.05165 -91.14124

HAW-UHM:HAW-A
Dolichospermum flosaquae (Brébisson ex Bornet & Flahault) P.Wacklin, L.Hoffmann & J.Komárek
HAW-A-02493Walter Kiener   149261943-08-14
United States, Nebraska, Lancaster, Lincoln, north salt lake, 40.824157 -96.741064, 354m

HAW-UHM:HAW-A
Dolichospermum sigmoideum (Nygaard) Wacklin, L.Hoffmann & Komárek
HAW-A-02497N.L. Gardner   70341932-10-01
United States, California, San Francisco, Mountain Lake, 37.788034 -122.470936

HAW-UHM:HAW-A
Nostoc Vaucher ex Bornet & Flahault, 1886
HAW-A-02508   26231947-10-18
United States, North Carolina, 35.224394 -76.085357

HAW-UHM:HAW-A
Nostoc parmelioides Kützing ex Bornet & Flahault
HAW-A-02692E. B. Sharp   28871969-07-09
United States, Oregon, Grant, east of Dixie Pass, in Malheur national forest, 44.249367 -118.857745

HAW-UHM:HAW-A
Desmonostoc muscorum (C.Agardh ex Bornet & Flahault) Hrouzek & Ventura
HAW-A-01830H. Silva   18051949-08-20
United States, Tennessee, Davidson, near Lake Radnor, 36.105336 -86.74222

HAW-UHM:HAW-A
Cylindrospermum muscicola Kützing ex Bornet & Flahault
HAW-A-01833H. Silva   18131949-08-20
United States, Tennessee, Davidson, Valley Lake, 36.169442 -86.784821

HAW-UHM:HAW-A
Cylindrospermum majus Kützing ex Bornet & Flahault
HAW-A-01835H. Silva   18161949-08-20
United States, Tennessee, Davidson, near Chocolate Shop south Nashville, 36.16589 -86.784443

HAW-UHM:HAW-A
Nostoc sphaericum Vaucher ex Bornet & Flahault
HAW-A-01844H. Silva   18301949-08-20
United States, Tennessee, Davidson, ravine of Eaton Creek Rd, 36.241509 -86.872947

HAW-UHM:HAW-A
Desmonostoc muscorum (C.Agardh ex Bornet & Flahault) Hrouzek & Ventura
HAW-A-01887H. Silva   18801949-03-09
United States, Tennessee, Knox, Duncan's Dock Loundoun Lake, 35.836304 -84.051102

HAW-UHM:HAW-A
Cylindrospermum minimum G.S.West
HAW-A-01888H. Silva   18831949-07-20
United States, Tennessee, Knox, Price's Grocery Old Severville Pike, 35.92353 -83.847156

HAW-UHM:HAW-A
Nostoc microscopicum Carmichael ex Bornet & Flahault
HAW-A-01943   1958
United States, Tennessee, 35.693721 -86.044434

HAW-UHM:HAW-A
Nostoc commune Vaucher ex Bornet & Flahault
HAW-A-01953   1968
United States, Tennessee, 35.693721 -86.044434

HAW-UHM:HAW-A
Trichormus variabilis (Kützing ex Bornet & Flahault) Komárek & Anagnostidis
HAW-A-02072H. Silva   20961950-03-18
United States, Tennessee, Montgomery, Meriwether, 36.496858 -87.382887

HAW-UHM:HAW-A
Trichormus variabilis (Kützing ex Bornet & Flahault) Komárek & Anagnostidis
HAW-A-02073H. Silva   20961950-03-18
United States, Tennessee, Montgomery, Meriwether, 36.496858 -87.382887

HAW-UHM:HAW-A
Nostoc linckia Bornet ex Bornet & Flahault
HAW-A-02074   2097
United States, Tennessee, 35.693721 -86.044434

HAW-UHM:HAW-A
Nostoc commune Vaucher ex Bornet & Flahault
HAW-A-02138H. Silva   22141949-03-23
United States, Tennessee, Knox, U.T. Farm, 35.953137 -83.931083

HAW-UHM:HAW-A
Nostoc commune Vaucher ex Bornet & Flahault
HAW-A-02139H. Silva   22141949-03-23
United States, Tennessee, Knox, UT farm, 35.953137 -83.931083

HAW-UHM:HAW-A
Nostoc pruniforme C.Agardh ex Bornet & Flahault
HAW-A-02190H. Silva   23031950-03-08
United States, Tennessee, Knox, Dead Horse Lake, 35.919623 -84.106929

HAW-UHM:HAW-A
Nostoc Vaucher ex Bornet & Flahault, 1886
HAW-A-02196H. Silva   23121950-08-18
United States, Tennessee, Blount, Montvale Springs, 35.639806 -83.961848

HAW-UHM:HAW-A
Nostoc commune Vaucher ex Bornet & Flahault
HAW-A-02209H. Silva   22351950-08-25
United States, Tennessee, Blount, Abrams Falls, 35.608419 -83.879622

HAW-UHM:HAW-A
Nostoc microscopicum Carmichael ex Bornet & Flahault
HAW-A-02231   23611950-04-30
United States, Tennessee, Montgomery, along Coopers Creek, south of Woodlarn-Oakwood, W of Clarksville, 36.529771 -87.359453

HAW-UHM:HAW-A
Nostoc commune Vaucher ex Bornet & Flahault
HAW-A-02249A. J. Sharp   23801942-12-24
United States, Tennessee, Knox, New Hopewell, 35.928419 -83.800456

HAW-UHM:HAW-A
Nostoc commune Vaucher ex Bornet & Flahault
HAW-A-02250A. J. Sharp   23801942-12-24
United States, Tennessee, Knox, New Hopewell, 35.928419 -83.800456

HAW-UHM:HAW-A
Nostoc Vaucher ex Bornet & Flahault, 1886
HAW-A-02351   24621950-00-00
United States, Tennessee, 35.693721 -86.044434

HAW-UHM:ARS HADB
Nostoc Vaucher ex Bornet & Flahault, 1886
not reported   2007-05-30
United States, Hawaii, Maui, East Maui Irrigation ditch by Hana Highway, 20.758056 -155.990278

HAW-UHM:ARS HADB
Nostoc Vaucher ex Bornet & Flahault, 1886
not reported   2007-05-30
United States, Hawaii, Maui, East Maui Irrigation ditch by Hana Highway, 20.758056 -155.990278


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