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Trachypodopsis auriculata

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BISH 89759Botany

Trachypodopsis auriculata

As recorded: Trachypodopsis ornans (Reichardt) M.Fleisch.

Plantae › Bryophyta › Bryopsida › Hypnales › Meteoriaceae

Collected by: Forbes, C.N.
Collector number: 625.M
Date: September 25, 1917
Locality: Honokahau Drainage Basin
Island: Maui
Region: Hawaii, United States
Identified by: Bartram, E.B.
Record type: Preserved specimen

94 Bishop specimens of Trachypodopsis auriculata · collected 1875–2025Species page ›

Trachypodopsis auriculata observed alive in Hawaiʻi

This specimen was collected in 1917. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 11 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-03-03.

Trachypodopsis auriculata observed 2026-03-03

2026-03-03

Kauai County, HI, USA

(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)

Trachypodopsis auriculata observed 2026-03-03

2026-03-03

Kauai County, HI, USA

(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)

Trachypodopsis auriculata observed 2026-01-21

2026-01-21

Hawaii, US

(c) Rowan Willow, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Trachypodopsis auriculata observed 2025-08-25

2025-08-25

Kauai County, US-HI, US

(c) Rowan Willow, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Trachypodopsis auriculata observed 2025-07-01

2025-07-01

Alakaʻi Wilderness Preserve, Princeville, HI, US

(c) emoriarty4, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Trachypodopsis auriculata observed 2024-06-18

2024-06-18

Hawaii, US

(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Trachypodopsis auriculata. BISH 89759. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956393527. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/89759.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956393527 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026