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Racomitrium pruinosum
As recorded: Racomitrium lanuginosum var. pruinosum Wilson
Plantae › Bryophyta › Bryopsida › Grimmiales › Grimmiaceae
- Collected by
- Neal, M.C.
- Collector number
- 938
- Date
- August 3, 1929
- Locality
- Kilauea, floor of Kilauea Iki
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 914 m
- Identified by
- Bartram, E.B.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On August 3, 1929, Neal, M.C. also collected 13 other specimens.
Bidens pilosa
Botany
Cyperus hillebrandii
Botany
Digitaria violascens
Botany
Ectropothecium decurrens
Botany
Erigeron canadensis
Botany
Lachnagrostis filiformis
Botany
Nephrolepis exaltata
Botany
Odontosoria chinensis
Botany
Polypodium pellucidum
Botany
Psilotum nudum
Botany
Rumex giganteus
Botany
Sadleria cyatheoides
Botany
Sadleria cyatheoides
Botany
Racomitrium pruinosum observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1929. 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)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Racomitrium pruinosum. BISH 89234. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956265800. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/89234.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956265800 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026