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Leucobryum seemannii

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BISH 88741Botany

Leucobryum seemannii

As recorded: Leucobryum hawaiense (Reichardt) E.B.Bartram

Plantae › Bryophyta › Bryopsida › Dicranales › Leucobryaceae

Collected by: Forbes, C.N.
Collector number: 1531 K.
Date: July 3, 1917
Locality: Waimea Drainage Basin, West side
Island: Kauaʻi
Region: Hawaii, United States
Identified by: Bartram, E.B.
Record type: Preserved specimen

171 Bishop specimens of Leucobryum seemannii · collected 1864–2024Species page ›

Leucobryum seemannii observed alive in Hawaiʻi

This specimen was collected in 1917. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 39 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-07-25.

Leucobryum seemannii observed 2026-07-25

2026-07-25

Waianae, HI 96792, USA

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

Leucobryum seemannii observed 2026-06-20

2026-06-20

Kauai County, HI, USA

(c) Nick Moore, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Leucobryum seemannii observed 2026-06-18

2026-06-18

3J7X+8C, Wailua Homesteads, HI 96746, USA

(c) Michael Collins, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Leucobryum seemannii observed 2026-04-02

2026-04-02

Honolulu County, HI, USA

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

Leucobryum seemannii observed 2025-08-01

2025-08-01

Kauai County, HI, USA

(c) David Lorence, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Leucobryum seemannii observed 2025-05-21

2025-05-21

Alakaʻi Wilderness Preserve, Princeville, HI, US

(c) emoriarty4, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Leucobryum seemannii. BISH 88741. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956347138. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/88741.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956347138 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026