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Thuidium cymbifolium
Eastern Weft-moss
As recorded: Thuidium plicatum Mitt.
Plantae › Bryophyta › Bryopsida › Hypnales › Thuidiaceae
- Collected by
- Skottsberg, C.J.F.
- Collector number
- 4421
- Date
- July 12, 1938
- Locality
- Forest near Pepeopae
- Island
- Molokaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 21.1189, -156.9045 ± 1,189 m
- Identified by
- Bartram, E.B.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On July 12, 1938, Skottsberg, C.J.F. also collected 7 other specimens.
Still here: Thuidium cymbifolium observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1938. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 3 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-02-18.

2026-02-18
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) premota, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-09-12
Kalaupapa National Historical Park, Koʻolau, HI, US
(c) ka_y_ak, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-06-27
Hawaii, US
(c) Spencer Len Pote, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Thuidium cymbifolium. BISH 89700. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956271535. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/89700.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956271535 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
