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Leucobryum gracile
As recorded: Leucobryum gracile Sull.
Plantae › Bryophyta › Bryopsida › Dicranales › Leucobryaceae
- Collected by
- Higashino, P.K.; Akuna, J.J. Akuna →Paul K. Higashino →
- Collector number
- 6849
- Date
- January 10, 1978
- Locality
- NE Haleakala, Hana, Koolau FR, Hanawi to Kuhiwa streams, E of Pogues Tunnel, SSW of Nahiku
- Island
- Maui
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 503 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On January 10, 1978, Higashino, P.K.; Akuna, J. also collected 17 other specimens.
Leucobryum gracile observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1978. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 27 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2025-11-06.

2025-11-06
Waikane, HI 96744, USA
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2025-10-03
Aiea Heights Dr, Aiea, HI, US
(c) Chris, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-07-16
Manoa Cliff Trail, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) jordan loftin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-07-02
Nuuanu - Punchbowl, Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2025-06-27
Nuuanu - Punchbowl, Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2025-06-24
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Julien Carley-Windeler, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Leucobryum gracile. BISH 480356. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956442341. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/480356.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956442341 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
