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Racomitrium pruinosum
As recorded: Racomitrium lanuginosum var. pruinosum Wilson
Plantae › Bryophyta › Bryopsida › Grimmiales › Grimmiaceae
- Collected by
- Mukai, L.
- Collector number
- s.n.
- Date
- April 14, 1971
- Locality
- Saddle area between Mauna Kea and Mauna Loa: Piihonua District, Hilo Forest Reserve. Roadside along 18-mile point of Saddle Road (Hwy. 20) in lava flow of 1855 near upper limit of forest-scrub zone
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 1,494 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On April 14, 1971, Mukai, L. also collected 10 other specimens.
Racomitrium pruinosum observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1971. 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 481460. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956360706. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/481460.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956360706 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026