Racomitrium pruinosum
As recorded: Racomitrium lanuginosum var. pruinosum Wilson
Plantae › Bryophyta › Bryopsida › Grimmiales › Grimmiaceae
- Collected by
- Hoe, W.J.
- Collector number
- 4497
- Date
- June 6, 1977
- Locality
- E Haleakala crater, ~0.1 mi N of Oili Puu
- Island
- Maui
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 2,042 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On June 6, 1977, Hoe, W.J. also collected 17 other specimens.
Amphidium tortuosum
Botany
Amphidium tortuosum
Botany
Anomobryum conicum
Botany
Brachythecium hawaiicum
Botany
Bryum argenteum
Botany
Campylopus schmidii
Botany
Ceratodon purpureus
Botany
Fissidens bryoides
Botany
incertae sedis
Botany
Lewinskya hawaiica
Botany
Macrocoma tenuis
Botany
Palamocladium wilkesianum
Botany
Plagiochila maunakeana
Botany
Rosulabryum capillare
Botany
Syntrichia fragilis
Botany
Syntrichia fragilis
Botany
Trichostomum crispulum
Botany
Racomitrium pruinosum observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1977. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 131 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-23.
2026-10-23
Princeville, HI, US
(c) Denali, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-21
Old Puu Oo Trail, Holualoa, HI, US
(c) ahiker42, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-26
Alakai Swamp Trail, Princeville, HI, US
(c) eplarson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-31
Maui County, HI, USA
(c) denizs, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-31
Maui County, HI, USA
(c) denizs, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-29
Hilo, HI, US
(c) atcgnyc, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Racomitrium pruinosum. BISH 461445.2. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956438364. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/461445.2.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956438364 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026