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Warnstorfia fluitans
Floating Hook Moss
As recorded: Drepanocladus fluitans (Hedw.) Warnst.
Plantae › Bryophyta › Bryopsida › Hypnales › Calliergonaceae
- Collected by
- Iwatzuki, Z.
- Collector number
- 573
- Date
- August 12, 1955
- Locality
- Mt. Tateyama
- Island
- Honshu
- Region
- Toyama Prefecture, Japan
- Elevation
- 2,400 m
- Identified by
- Noguchi, A.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On August 12, 1955, Iwatzuki, Z. also collected 1 other specimen.
Warnstorfia fluitans observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1955. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 43 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-11.
2026-10-11
Coos County, US-NH, US
(c) Alex Karasoulos, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-10
Powiat kłodzki, Polska
(c) Bartosz Czołczyński, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-08-14
Vermont, US
(c) Siler Russ, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-10
Savoie, Rhône-Alpes, FR
(c) François-Xavier Taxil, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-08
Riisa, Pärnu County, Estland
(c) Anne Heckmann, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-05-02
Strensall with Towthorpe, York, England, GB
(c) Jackson Bird, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Warnstorfia fluitans. BISH 466694. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956641124. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/466694.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956641124 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026