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Vesicularia perviridis
As recorded: Vesicularia graminicolor Müll.Hal.
Plantae › Bryophyta › Bryopsida › Hypnales › Hypnaceae
- Collected by
- St.John, H.; Hosaka, E.Y.; Hume, E.; Inafuku, R.; Lindsay, J.C.; Masuhara, R.; Mitchell, D.D.; Wong, W.Edward Yataro Hosaka →E.P. Hume →R. Inafuku →J.C. Lindsay →R. Masuhara →Donald Mitchell →Harold St.John →W. Wong →
- Collector number
- 10899 1/2
- Date
- December 30, 1930
- Locality
- Maunapuluo, Hanakapiai, Napali Coast
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Bartram, E.B.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On December 30, 1930, St.John, H.; Hosaka, E.Y.; Hume, E.; Inafuku, R.; Lindsay, J.C.; Masuhara, R.; Mitchell, D.D.; Wong, W. also collected 9 other specimens.
Vesicularia perviridis observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1930. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 17 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2025-09-05.

2025-09-05
Heno Pl, ʻĀhuimanu, HI, US
(c) jordan loftin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-07-16
Honolulu, HI, US
(c) jordan loftin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-04-25
Manoa Rd, Kailua, HI, US
(c) jordan loftin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-04-04
Loulu St, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) jordan loftin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-04-04
Manoa Falls Trail, Kailua, HI, US
(c) jordan loftin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-12-16
Hawaii, Hawaii, United States
no rights reserved
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Cite this specimen
Vesicularia perviridis. BISH 89933. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956166209. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/89933.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956166209 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
