Racomitrium lanuginosum
indigenousGrimmiaceae

Racomitrium lanuginosum

Woolly Fringe-moss

Racomitrium lanuginosum is a widespread species of moss found in montane and arctic tundra across the Northern and Southern hemispheres. It grows as large mats on exposed rock and in boulder scree, particularly on acidic rocks. Its leaves have a characteristically decurrent and toothed hair-point, which gives rise to its regional common names woolly fringemoss, hoary rock-moss and woolly moss.

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Where documented · 30 ahupuaʻa
documented occurrences · iNaturalist + GBIF · iNaturalist 142 · GBIF 152 records
Kalialinui · MauiiNat 33 · GBIF 28
Keauhou · HawaiʻiiNat 24 · GBIF 16
Waiākea · HawaiʻiiNat 20 · GBIF 17
Humuʻula · HawaiʻiiNat 13 · GBIF 12
Waimea · KauaʻiiNat 11 · GBIF 13
Papaʻanui · MauiiNat 9 · GBIF 7
Kapāpala · HawaiʻiiNat 3 · GBIF 11
Kaloko · HawaiʻiiNat 6 · GBIF 6
Piʻihonua · HawaiʻiiNat 6 · GBIF 5
Kaʻohe Mauka · HawaiʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 6
ʻĀpua · HawaiʻiiNat 3 · GBIF 3
Kahikinui · MauiiNat 3 · GBIF 2
Keauhou 2 · HawaiʻiiNat 2 · GBIF 2
Nuʻu · MauiiNat 2 · GBIF 1
Makaweli · KauaʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 2
Kaʻūpūlehu · HawaiʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 1
Kahuku · HawaiʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 1
Kawela · MolokaʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 1