Macromitrium piliferum

Muscopsida, Mosses

As recorded: Macromitrium piliferum Schwägr.

Plantae › Bryophyta › Bryopsida › Orthotrichales › Orthotrichaceae

Collected by: Svihla, R.D.
Collector number: 4420
Date: January 6, 1956
Locality: end of R hand of Wright Road below HVNP entrance, Hilo side
Island: Hawaiʻi Island
Region: Hawaii, United States
Elevation: 1,158 m
Identified by: Toren, D.
Record type: Preserved specimen

223 Bishop specimens of Macromitrium piliferum · collected 1874–2024Species page ›

Collected the same day

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

Macromitrium piliferum observed alive in Hawaiʻi

This specimen was collected in 1956. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 75 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-07-23.

2026-07-23

Hawaiian Acres, HI, USA

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

2026-07-18

United States

(c) Tara Severns, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-02-10

Peter St + Opp Ruth Pl, Honolulu, HI 96816, USA

no rights reserved

2026-01-28

Hawaii, US

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

2026-01-21

Hawaii, US

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

2026-01-12

Kapaʻa, HI 96746, USA

(c) Harte Singer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Macromitrium piliferum. BISH 90020. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956606982. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/90020.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956606982 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026