Bernice Puahi Bishop Museum · CC BY-NC · GBIF · full resolution
Racomitrium pruinosum
As recorded: Racomitrium lanuginosum var. pruinosum Wilson
Plantae › Bryophyta › Bryopsida › Grimmiales › Grimmiaceae
- Collected by
- Mann, H.; Brigham, W.T.W.T. Brigham →Herbert J. Mann →
- Collector number
- 10
- Date
- 1864
- Locality
- Mauna Loa
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 1,829 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Racomitrium pruinosum observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1864. 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 89249. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956482373. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/89249.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956482373 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026