Leucobryum seemannii

As recorded: Leucobryum seemannii Mitt.

Plantae › Bryophyta › Bryopsida › Dicranales › Leucobryaceae

Collected by: Svihla, R.D.
Collector number: 4404
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

171 Bishop specimens of Leucobryum seemannii · collected 1864–2024Species page ›

Collected the same day

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

Leucobryum seemannii observed alive in Hawaiʻi

This specimen was collected in 1956. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 39 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-07-25.

2026-07-25

Waianae, HI 96792, USA

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

2026-06-20

Kauai County, HI, USA

(c) Nick Moore, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-06-18

3J7X+8C, Wailua Homesteads, HI 96746, USA

(c) Michael Collins, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-04-02

Honolulu County, HI, USA

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

2025-08-01

Kauai County, HI, USA

(c) David Lorence, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-05-21

Alakaʻi Wilderness Preserve, Princeville, HI, US

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

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Cite this specimen

Leucobryum seemannii. BISH 89991. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956561507. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/89991.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956561507 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026