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Osmundea spectabilis
sea laurel
As recorded: Osmundea spectabilis (Postels & Ruprecht) K.W.Nam, 1994
Plantae › Rhodophyta › Florideophyceae › Ceramiales › Rhodomelaceae
- Collected by
- Kay, E.A.
- Collector number
- s.n.
- Date
- March 1, 1948
- Locality
- Pacific Grove
- Region
- California, United States
- Identified by
- (Nom. rev.) Walsh, S.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On March 1, 1948, Kay, E.A. also collected 1 other specimen.
Osmundea spectabilis observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1948. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 521 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-10.
2026-09-10
Klamath, CA, US
(c) StarStats, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-09-07
Sitka, AK, USA
(c) Paul Norwood, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-14
Presidio of San Francisco, San Francisco County, Golden Gate National Recreation Area, US-CA, US
(c) Christopher Janousek, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-26
Samish TDSA, WA, US
(c) AlRay, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-25
Alberni-Clayoquot, BC, CA
(c) Emily Frank, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-11
Fairfield, Victoria, BC, Canada
(c) malleable_rock, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Osmundea spectabilis. BISH 536280. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956554341. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/536280.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956554341 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026