This moss is commoner further east in California but is known from near Highway 20 in Lake County, California. This specimen was obtained there by B. Mishler and photographed by me soon after collection. March 30th 2012, Image I12-0218
Large moss on damp rocky ground in shade in moist forest near the Thurston Lava Tube, Hawaii Island, Sept. 20th 2010. Endemic to the Hawaiian Islands. The large pale translucent-green leaves of this beautiful moss resemble a Hookeria species, and it is in the family Hookeriaceae. Individual cells are visible at maximum resolution. This is a large form of this variable species. Image I10-2412.