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Campylopus hawaiicus
As recorded: Campylopus purpureoflavescens (Müll.Hal.) Paris
Plantae › Bryophyta › Bryopsida › Dicranales › Leucobryaceae
- Collected by
- Forbes, C.N.
- Collector number
- 1456.K
- Date
- August 18, 1917
- Locality
- Waimea Drainage Basin, West side
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Bartram, E.B.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On August 18, 1917, Forbes, C.N. also collected 13 other specimens.
Campylopus hawaiicus observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1917. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 3 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2024-12-16.

2024-12-16
Hawaii County, HI, USA
(c) Dan Tucker, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-09-21
Oʻahu, Kailua, HI, US
(c) Thomas Irvine, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2023-04-05
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Alex Lamoreaux, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Campylopus hawaiicus. BISH 87784. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956303498. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/87784.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956303498 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
