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Trachypodopsis auriculata
As recorded: Trachypodopsis auriculata (Mitt.) M.Fleisch.
Plantae › Bryophyta › Bryopsida › Hypnales › Meteoriaceae
- Collected by
- St.John, H.; Mitchell, A.L.A.L.M. Mitchell →Harold St.John →
- Collector number
- 21079-21085
- Date
- August 20, 1945
- Locality
- Head of Kuhiwa Stream, Haleakala, S of Nahiku
- Island
- Maui
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 1,829 m
- Identified by
- Toren, D.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On August 20, 1945, St.John, H.; Mitchell, A.L. also collected 15 other specimens.
Trachypodopsis auriculata observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1945. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 11 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-03-03.

2026-03-03
Kauai County, HI, USA
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-03-03
Kauai County, HI, USA
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-01-21
Hawaii, US
(c) Rowan Willow, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-08-25
Kauai County, US-HI, US
(c) Rowan Willow, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-07-01
Alakaʻi Wilderness Preserve, Princeville, HI, US
(c) emoriarty4, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-06-18
Hawaii, US
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Trachypodopsis auriculata. BISH 778568. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956672535. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/778568.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956672535 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
