Trachypodopsis auriculata

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

Plantae › Bryophyta › Bryopsida › Hypnales › Meteoriaceae

Collected by: Forbes, C.N.
Collector number: s.n.
Date: August 1, 1919
Locality: N Haleakala
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 ›

Collected the same day

On August 1, 1919, Forbes, C.N. also collected 24+ other specimens.

Trachypodopsis auriculata observed alive in Hawaiʻi

This specimen was collected in 1919. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 11 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-03-03.

2026-03-03

Kauai County, HI, USA

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

2026-03-03

Kauai County, HI, USA

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

2026-01-21

Hawaii, US

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

2025-08-25

Kauai County, US-HI, US

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

2025-07-01

Alakaʻi Wilderness Preserve, Princeville, HI, US

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

2024-06-18

Hawaii, US

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

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Cite this specimen

Trachypodopsis auriculata. BISH 89770. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956171629. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/89770.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956171629 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026