Pyrrhobryum spiniforme

As recorded: Pyrrhobryum spiniforme (Hedw.) Mitt.

Plantae › Bryophyta › Bryopsida › Rhizogoniales › Calomniaceae

Collected by: Svihla, R.D.
Collector number: 4400
Date: January 6, 1956
Locality: below entrance to HVNP, Hilo side, end of Wright Road
Island: Hawaiʻi Island
Region: Hawaii, United States
Elevation: 1,158 m
Identified by: Toren, D.
Record type: Preserved specimen

414 Bishop specimens of Pyrrhobryum spiniforme · collected 1864–2024Species page ›

Collected the same day

On January 6, 1956, Svihla, R.D. also collected 24+ other specimens.

Pyrrhobryum spiniforme observed alive in Hawaiʻi

This specimen was collected in 1956. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1,012 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-26.

2026-10-26

United States

(c) Robin White, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-10-15

Manoa Falls Trail, Kailua, HI, US

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

2026-10-14

Kailua, HI 96734, USA

(c) Sam Buswell, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-05

Honolulu County, US-HI, US

(c) Joseph Martineau, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-04

Kamuela, HI, US

(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-04

Wailua Homesteads, HI 96746, USA

(c) avocat, some rights reserved (CC BY)

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Cite this specimen

Pyrrhobryum spiniforme. BISH 89983. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956312961. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/89983.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956312961 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026