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Campylopus pilifer
Stiff Swan-neck Moss
As recorded: Campylopus pilifer Brid.
Plantae › Bryophyta › Bryopsida › Dicranales › Leucobryaceae
- Collected by
- De Sloover, J.L.
- Collector number
- 17.285
- Date
- December 16, 1973
- Locality
- Ile de La Reunion, au sud-est du Piton Mare-a-boue
- Island
- Reunion
- Region
- Mauritius
- Elevation
- 1,600 m
- Identified by
- Sipman, H.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On December 16, 1973, De Sloover, J.L. also collected 5 other specimens.
Campylopus pilifer observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1973. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 38 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-05.

2026-09-05
Carletonville, 2499, South Africa
(c) Kyle Campbell, some rights reserved (CC BY-ND)

2026-09-05
Carletonville, 2499, South Africa
(c) Kyle Campbell, some rights reserved (CC BY-ND)

2026-08-17
West Rand District Municipality, South Africa
(c) Kyle Campbell, some rights reserved (CC BY-ND)

2026-05-15
West Rand District Municipality, South Africa
(c) Kyle Campbell, some rights reserved (CC BY-ND)

2026-05-15
West Rand District Municipality, South Africa
(c) Kyle Campbell, some rights reserved (CC BY-ND)

2026-05-15
West Rand District Municipality, South Africa
(c) Kyle Campbell, some rights reserved (CC BY-ND)
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Cite this specimen
Campylopus pilifer. BISH 464508. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956608557. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/464508.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956608557 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
