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Racomitrium lanuginosum
Woolly Fringe-moss
As recorded: Racomitrium lanuginosum (Hedw.) Brid.
Plantae › Bryophyta › Bryopsida › Grimmiales › Grimmiaceae
- Collected by
- Yoshinaga, A.Y.
- Collector number
- 137
- Date
- August 10, 1967
- Locality
- Mauna Loa, in area beyond Nat. park cabin
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 3,962 m
- Identified by
- Toren, D.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On August 10, 1967, Yoshinaga, A.Y. also collected 3 other specimens.
Racomitrium lanuginosum observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1967. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 131 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-23.
2026-10-23
Princeville, HI, US
(c) Denali, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-21
Old Puu Oo Trail, Holualoa, HI, US
(c) ahiker42, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-26
Alakai Swamp Trail, Princeville, HI, US
(c) eplarson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-31
Maui County, HI, USA
(c) denizs, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-31
Maui County, HI, USA
(c) denizs, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-29
Hilo, HI, US
(c) atcgnyc, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Racomitrium lanuginosum. BISH 770787. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956640109. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/770787.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956640109 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026