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Racomitrium pruinosum
As recorded: Racomitrium lanuginosum var. pruinosum Wilson
Plantae › Bryophyta › Bryopsida › Grimmiales › Grimmiaceae
- Collected by
- Mueller-Dombois, D.
- Collector number
- H-290
- Date
- August 16, 1965
- Locality
- below Mauna Loa Rain Shelter, end of road
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 1,996 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On August 16, 1965, Mueller-Dombois, D. also collected 2 other specimens.
Racomitrium pruinosum observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1965. 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 481401. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956138095. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/481401.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956138095 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026