Limbella tricostata

Muscopsida, Mosses

As recorded: Limbella tricostata (Sull.) Müll.Hal. ex E.B.Bartram

Plantae › Bryophyta › Bryopsida › Hypnales › Amblystegiaceae

Collected by: Svihla, R.D.
Collector number: 4335
Date: January 3, 1956
Locality: Waikamoi FR, pipeline trail
Island: Maui
Region: Hawaii, United States
Elevation: 914 m
Identified by: Toren, D.
Record type: Preserved specimen

90 Bishop specimens of Limbella tricostata · collected 1875–2025Species page ›

Collected the same day

On January 3, 1956, Svihla, R.D. also collected 24+ other specimens.

Limbella tricostata observed alive in Hawaiʻi

This specimen was collected in 1956. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 12 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-05-05.

2026-05-05

Princeville, HI, US

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

2026-04-22

Kauai County, US-HI, US

(c) Danielle Frohlich, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-03-03

Kauai County, HI, USA

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

2025-10-08

Hawaii County, HI, USA

(c) Nikolai Braedt, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-06-18

Hawaii, US

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

2025-06-17

Hawaii, US

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

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Cite this specimen

Limbella tricostata. BISH 710440. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956594250. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/710440.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956594250 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026