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Bartramia pomiformis
Common Apple-moss
As recorded: Bartramia pomiformis var. elongata Turner
Plantae › Bryophyta › Bryopsida › Bartramiales › Bartramiaceae
- Collected by
- Iwatsuki, Z.; Mizutani, M.Zennoske Iwatsuki →M. Mizutani →
- Collector number
- 3
- Date
- November 12, 1976
- Locality
- Koyu-gun, Nishimera-mura, Makinokuchi
- Island
- Kyushu
- Region
- Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan
- Elevation
- 400 m
- Identified by
- Iwatsuki, Z.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On November 12, 1976, Iwatsuki, Z.; Mizutani, M. also collected 1 other specimen.
Bartramia pomiformis observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1976. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2,718 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-19.

2026-10-19
Saratoga County, NY, USA
(c) SueMPierce, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-18
Rouyn-Noranda, Québec, Canada
no rights reserved

2026-10-15
Ljubljana, SI-LJ, SI
(c) Ljaž, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-10-11
Catanzaro, Calabria, IT
(c) Francesco Squillace, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-08
Abitibi-Témiscamingue, QC, Canada
no rights reserved

2026-10-06
Capital, CA-BC, CA
(c) Ian Cruickshank, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Bartramia pomiformis. BISH 462332. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956259750. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/462332.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956259750 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
