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Macromitrium emersulum
Muscopsida, Mosses
As recorded: Macromitrium emersulum Müll.Hal.
Plantae › Bryophyta › Bryopsida › Orthotrichales › Orthotrichaceae
- Collected by
- Svihla, R.D.
- Collector number
- 4292
- Date
- 1956
- Locality
- road to Hana, Waiakamoi Stream
- Island
- Maui
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Toren, D.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Macromitrium emersulum observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1956. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 4 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2025-04-30.

2025-04-30
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) jordan loftin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-10-06
Kuliouou - Kalani Iki, Honolulu, HI, USA
no rights reserved

2024-04-04
Kauaʻi, Lawai, HI, US
(c) timflynn, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2021-10-16
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) pieroti, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Macromitrium emersulum. BISH 710264. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956702353. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/710264.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956702353 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
