Pyrrhobryum pungens

Muscopsida, Mosses

As recorded: Pyrrhobryum pungens (Sull.) Mitt.

Plantae › Bryophyta › Bryopsida › Rhizogoniales › Calomniaceae

Collected by: Svihla, R.D.
Collector number: 4304
Date: January 2, 1956
Locality: Puakaa Park, 25 mi from Hana
Island: Maui
Region: Hawaii, United States
Identified by: Toren, D.
Record type: Preserved specimen

113 Bishop specimens of Pyrrhobryum pungens · collected 1864–2023Species page ›

Collected the same day

On January 2, 1956, Svihla, R.D. also collected 24+ other specimens.

Pyrrhobryum pungens observed alive in Hawaiʻi

This specimen was collected in 1956. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 48 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-01-17.

2026-01-17

Hawaii, US

(c) Neal Kelso, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-01-07

Nā Pali-Kona Forest Reserve, Princeville, HI, US

(c) corndog, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-10-29

Hawaii, US

(c) Neal Kelso, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2025-10-29

Hawaii, US

(c) snelson182, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-10-05

Palolo, Honolulu, HI, USA

(c) Peter Scott, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-07-17

Palolo, Honolulu, HI, USA

(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)

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Cite this specimen

Pyrrhobryum pungens. BISH 710243. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956160261. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/710243.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956160261 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026