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Pyrrhobryum pungens

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BISH 89399Botany

Pyrrhobryum pungens

As recorded: Rhizogonium pungens Sull.

Plantae › Bryophyta › Bryopsida › Rhizogoniales › Calomniaceae

Collected by: Forbes, C.N.
Collector number: s.n.
Date: August 1, 1909
Locality: Wahiawa Mts
Island: Kauaʻi
Region: Hawaii, United States
Identified by: Bartram, E.B.
Record type: Preserved specimen

113 Bishop specimens of Pyrrhobryum pungens · collected 1864–2023Species page ›

Pyrrhobryum pungens observed alive in Hawaiʻi

This specimen was collected in 1909. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 48 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-01-17.

Pyrrhobryum pungens observed 2026-01-17

2026-01-17

Hawaii, US

(c) Neal Kelso, some rights reserved (CC BY)

Pyrrhobryum pungens observed 2026-01-07

2026-01-07

Nā Pali-Kona Forest Reserve, Princeville, HI, US

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

Pyrrhobryum pungens observed 2025-10-29

2025-10-29

Hawaii, US

(c) Neal Kelso, some rights reserved (CC BY)

Pyrrhobryum pungens observed 2025-10-29

2025-10-29

Hawaii, US

(c) snelson182, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Pyrrhobryum pungens observed 2025-10-05

2025-10-05

Palolo, Honolulu, HI, USA

(c) Peter Scott, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Pyrrhobryum pungens observed 2025-07-17

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 89399. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956316177. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/89399.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956316177 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026