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Sarmentypnum sarmentosum
Twiggy Spear-moss
As recorded: Calliergon sarmentosum (Wahlenb.) Kindb.
Plantae › Bryophyta › Bryopsida › Hypnales › Calliergonaceae
- Collected by
- Jordal, L.H.
- Collector number
- 2753
- Date
- August 23, 1949
- Locality
- Adak Island. Dense matt in and around cold spring on slope above creek near Shagak Bay.
- Island
- Adak
- Region
- Alaska, United States
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Sarmentypnum sarmentosum observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1949. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 26 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-02.
2026-09-02
Vágar, Faroe Islands
(c) Andy Goerdel - Texas Master Naturalist, Good Water Chapter, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-27
Imst, Österreich
(c) Konrad and Roland Greinwald, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-19
Imst, Österreich
(c) Konrad and Roland Greinwald, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-21
Baffin Island, Baffin, Unorganized, NU, CA
(c) jamie_fenneman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-21
Baffin Island, Baffin, Unorganized, NU, CA
(c) jamie_fenneman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-19
Thompson-Nicola, BC, Canada
(c) soda, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Sarmentypnum sarmentosum. BISH 463859. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956150428. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/463859.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956150428 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026