Plagiochila gracillima

Muscopsida, Mosses

As recorded: Plagiochila gracillima Austin ex A.Evans

Plantae › Marchantiophyta › Jungermanniopsida › Jungermanniales › Plagiochilaceae

Collected by: Cooray, R.G.
Collector number: 70112020R
Date: November 20, 1970
Locality: near Thurston Lava Tube
Island: Hawaiʻi Island
Region: Hawaii, United States
Coordinates: 19.5167, -155.3167
Identified by: Freire, A.V.; Judziewicz, E.J.A.V. Freire →E.J. Judziewicz →
Record type: Preserved specimen

11 Bishop specimens of Plagiochila gracillima · collected 1876–2026Species page ›

Where it was collected

Collected the same day

On November 20, 1970, Cooray, R.G. also collected 24+ other specimens.

Still here: Plagiochila gracillima observed near this locality

This specimen was collected in 1970. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2024-12-15.

2024-12-15

Hawaii County, HI, USA

(c) Dan Tucker, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-12-14

Hawaii County, HI, USA

(c) Dan Tucker, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Plagiochila gracillima. BISH 712869. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956579079. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/712869.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956579079 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026