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Ceratodon purpureus
Redshank
As recorded: Ceratodon purpureus (Hedw.) Brid.
Plantae › Bryophyta › Bryopsida › Dicranales › Ditrichaceae
- Collected by
- van Zanton, B.O.
- Collector number
- 68591
- Date
- June 29, 1968
- Locality
- Eastern Highlands, Mt. Wilhelm, slope between Lake Pinde and Lake Aunde
- Island
- New Guinea
- Region
- Indonesia
- Elevation
- 3,550 m
- Identified by
- Van Zanton, B.O.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Ceratodon purpureus observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1968. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 3,824 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-27.

2026-10-27
Гідротехнікум, Запоріжжя, Запорізька область, Україна, 69061
(c) nature protection department on Khortytsia national reserve, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-25
Masovian, PL
(c) Urszula Wojciechowska, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-22
Cromwell, New Zealand
(c) Liadan Dickie, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-10-21
Beeley, Matlock DE4 2NS, UK
(c) Helen Waterman, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-10-18
Dryden Rd, Ithaca, NY, US
(c) gecko15243, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-18
13e Avenue, Montréal, QC, CA
(c) Marc-Olivier Beausoleil, some rights reserved (CC BY)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Ceratodon purpureus. BISH 464738. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956332541. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/464738.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956332541 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
