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Racomitrium pruinosum
As recorded: Racomitrium lanuginosum var. pruinosum Wilson
Plantae › Bryophyta › Bryopsida › Grimmiales › Grimmiaceae
- Collected by
- Weber, W.A.; Bujakiewicz, A.A. Bujakiewicz →W.A. Weber →
- Collector number
- B-81932
- Date
- April 1, 1983
- Locality
- Crater Rim Trail, along edge of Kilauea caldera between field center and Volcano House
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 1,200 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On April 1, 1983, Weber, W.A.; Bujakiewicz, A. also collected 12 other specimens.
Acroporium fuscoflavum
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Anoectangium euchloron
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Dicranum spirophyllum
Botany
Dicranum spirophyllum
Botany
Ectropothecium arcuatum
Botany
Leucobryum gracile
Botany
Leucobryum gracile
Botany
Leucobryum seemannii
Botany
Plagiothecium draytonii
Botany
Pseudocyphellaria xanthosticta
Botany
Pyrrhobryum spiniforme
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Thuidium cymbifolium
Botany
Racomitrium pruinosum observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1983. 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)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Racomitrium pruinosum. BISH 496123. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956701911. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/496123.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956701911 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026