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Postelsia palmaeformis
As recorded: Postelsia palmaeformis Ruprecht
Chromista › Ochrophyta › Phaeophyceae › Laminariales › Laminariaceae
- Collected by
- Doty, M.S.
- Collector number
- 5727
- Date
- July 1, 1943
- Locality
- Mussel Point
- Region
- California, United States
- Identified by
- Doty, M.S.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On July 1, 1943, Doty, M.S. also collected 6 other specimens.
Postelsia palmaeformis observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1943. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 3,130 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-26.
2026-10-26
MacKerricher State Park, CA, US
(c) ammmypark, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-26
MacKerricher State Park, CA, US
(c) Seth Lebow, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-23
Trinidad, CA 95570, USA
(c) Tiffany, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-23
Newport, OR, US
(c) mantisrayban, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-23
Newport, OR, US
(c) mantisrayban, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-22
Tofino
(c) Noël Green, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Postelsia palmaeformis. BISH 559313. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956352750. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/559313.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956352750 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026