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Calliergon richardsonii
As recorded: Calliergon subpapillosum Karczm.
Plantae › Bryophyta › Bryopsida › Hypnales › Calliergonaceae
- Collected by
- Vitt, D.H.
- Collector number
- 8612
- Date
- December 6, 1972
- Locality
- Dunedin Region. Rock and Pillar Range at Ski Hat, southeast of summit of Museum Rock 12 miles west of Middlemarch on jeep track.
- Island
- South Island
- Region
- New Zealand
- Elevation
- 1,219 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On December 6, 1972, Vitt, D.H. also collected 5 other specimens.
Calliergon richardsonii observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1972. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 5 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-08-19.

2026-08-19
Vyalyeyka, BY-MI, BY
(c) GOTH, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-12-22
Vyalyeyka, BY-MI, BY
(c) GOTH, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-09-10
Qeqqata Municipality, Greenland
(c) M. Torre Jorgenson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-09-09
Qeqqata Municipality, Greenland
(c) M. Torre Jorgenson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2021-09-10
Mount Revelstoke, Columbia-Shuswap, British Columbia, Canada
no rights reserved
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Calliergon richardsonii. BISH 463947. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956602412. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/463947.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956602412 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
