
Auricularia cornea
As recorded: Auricularia cornea Ehrenb.
Fungi › Basidiomycota › Agaricomycetes › Auriculariales › Auriculariaceae
- Collected by
- Lohman, M.L.
- Collector number
- 187
- Date
- December 26, 1947
- Locality
- Waimea; Olokele Ditch Trail
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 457 m
- Identified by
- Goos, R.D.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On December 26, 1947, Lohman, M.L. also collected 18 other specimens.
Auricularia cornea observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1947. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 57 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-26.

2026-09-26
Tantalus Dr, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) Julien Carley-Windeler, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-23
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) thejoyofnature, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-19
Oʻahu, Pearl City, HI, US
(c) Krimzz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-18
Hawaii County, HI, USA
(c) David Martin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-29
Round Top Dr, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) Julien Carley-Windeler, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-25
Kolowalu Trail, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) Ethan Ramsey, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Auricularia cornea. BISH 614259. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956547805. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/614259.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956547805 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Name matched only at a higher rank (e.g. genus)
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