Pseudoscleropodium purum
Neat Feather-moss
Photo: (c) John D Reynolds, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by John D Reynolds (iNaturalist)
24
Bishop specimens
0
Type specimens
1854
First collected
1977
Last collected
2026
Last seen alive in Hawaiʻi
In the Library
Bishop Museum publications whose pages name Pseudoscleropodium purum, most mentions first.
2004
A revised checklist of Hawaiian mossesStaples, G. W., C.T. Imada, W.J. Hoe, & C.W. Smith · Contribution to the Hawaii Biological Survey · 1 page
Two centuries of collecting
The oldest Bishop specimen was collected in 1854 by Wagner, H. (Bielefeld, Prussia. (Bielefeld, Johannisberg.)). The Museum last collected it in 1977; iNaturalist observers have seen it in the wild as recently as July 9, 2026.
From the collection
Alive today
20 research-grade iNaturalist sightings in the wild in Hawaiʻi since 2000. Most recent first.
2026-07-09
Kīlauea Iki Trail, Pahoa, HI, US
(c) Tim Guida, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-01-12
Pāhoa, HI 96778, USA
(c) stefmatis, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-09-23
Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park, Pahoa, HI, US
(c) ka_y_ak, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-06-14
Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park, Pahoa, HI, US
(c) jordan loftin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-06-14
Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park, Pahoa, HI, US
(c) jordan loftin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-03-21
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2025-03-10
Hawaii County, HI, USA
(c) Clay Gibbons, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2024-05-18
Hawaii County, HI, USA
(c) David Clements, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)