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Pyrrhobryum pungens
As recorded: Rhizogonium pungens Sull.
Plantae › Bryophyta › Bryopsida › Rhizogoniales › Calomniaceae
- Collected by
- Skottsberg, C.J.F.
- Collector number
- 1437
- Date
- August 13, 1922
- Locality
- Nuuanu-Kalihi Ridge
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Brotherus, V.F.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On August 13, 1922, Skottsberg, C.J.F. also collected 24+ other specimens.
Alyxia stellata
Botany
Bazzania praerupta
Botany
Bidens macrocarpa
Botany
Campylopus umbellatus
Botany
Dicranopteris linearis
Botany
Dicranum spirophyllum
Botany
Diplopterygium pinnatum
Botany
Dryopteris unidentata
Botany
Dubautia laxa
Botany
Fimbristylis dichotoma
Botany
Herbertus herpocladioides
Botany
Homaliodendron flabellatum
Botany
Hymenophyllum lanceolatum
Botany
Isachne distichophylla
Botany
Kadua affinis
Botany
Kadua affinis
Botany
Leucodermia boryi
Botany
Macromitrium piliferum
Botany
Macromitrium piliferum
Botany
Melicope peduncularis
Botany
Myrsine lessertiana
Botany
Pittosporum glabrum
Botany
Psychotria kaduana
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Sadleria cyatheoides
Botany
Pyrrhobryum pungens observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1922. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 48 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-01-17.
2026-01-17
Hawaii, US
(c) Neal Kelso, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-01-07
Nā Pali-Kona Forest Reserve, Princeville, HI, US
(c) corndog, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-10-29
Hawaii, US
(c) Neal Kelso, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2025-10-29
Hawaii, US
(c) snelson182, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-10-05
Palolo, Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) Peter Scott, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-07-17
Palolo, Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Pyrrhobryum pungens. BISH 89395. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956538079. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/89395.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956538079 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026