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Calliergonella cuspidata
Pointed Spear-moss
As recorded: Calliergonella cuspidata (Hedw.) Loeske
Plantae › Bryophyta › Bryopsida › Hypnales › Pylaisiaceae
- Collected by
- Vitt, D.H.
- Collector number
- 8545
- Date
- December 5, 1972
- Locality
- South Island: Otago Region. Morrison Creek in Leith Valley W of Dunedin.
- Island
- South Island
- Region
- New Zealand
- Elevation
- 198 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On December 5, 1972, Vitt, D.H. also collected 4 other specimens.
Calliergonella cuspidata observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1972. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2,745 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-25.
2026-10-25
Masovian, PL
(c) Urszula Wojciechowska, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-24
Powiat piaseczyński, Polska
(c) Urszula Wojciechowska, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-22
Wainui, Auckland, NZ
(c) jordecology, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-19
Midlothian, UK
(c) David Adamson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-17
82418 Seehausen am Staffelsee, Deutschland
(c) Tozzia, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-16
Smołdzino, Polska
(c) klapar, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Calliergonella cuspidata. BISH 463974. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956687943. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/463974.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956687943 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026