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Sphagnum rubellum
Red Peatmoss
As recorded: Sphagnum rubellum Wilson
Plantae › Bryophyta › Sphagnopsida › Sphagnales › Sphagnaceae
- Collected by
- Schofield, W.B.; NULL
- Collector number
- 57820
- Date
- May 29, 1975
- Locality
- British Columbia. Near head of Rennell sound, Graham I., Queen Charlotte Is: on roadside bog of slope.
- Region
- Canada
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On May 29, 1975, Schofield, W.B.; NULL also collected 7 other specimens.
Sphagnum rubellum observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1975. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 494 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-16.

2026-10-16
Stony River Township, MN, USA
(c) Norma Malinowski, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-10-12
65400 Arrens-Marsous, France
(c) Christophe Savon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-07
Northeast St. Louis, MN, USA
(c) Norma Malinowski, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-10-06
Capital Regional District, BC, Canada
(c) soda, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-26
Capital Regional District, BC, Canada
(c) tlavdov, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-26
Capital Regional District, BC, Canada
(c) tlavdov, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Sphagnum rubellum. BISH 413518. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 6546541314. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/413518.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 6546541314 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
