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Fissidens polypodioides
polypody fissidens moss
As recorded: Fissidens polypodioides Hedw.
Plantae › Bryophyta › Bryopsida › Dicranales › Fissidentaceae
- Collected by
- Small, J.K.
- Collector number
- 9
- Date
- April 21, 1893
- Locality
- Tallulah Falls
- Region
- Georgia, United States
- Elevation
- 473 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On April 21, 1893, Small, J.K. also collected 4 other specimens.
Fissidens polypodioides observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1893. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 12 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-04-04.

2026-04-04
Puntarenas, Puntarenas, Costa Rica
no rights reserved

2025-03-01
El Yunque National Forest, Río Grande, PR, US
(c) Doralis Rivera Rivera, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-07-05
Bosque Estatal Toro Negro
(c) Kurt Miller, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

2023-11-26
Saint-Claude, Guadeloupe, GP-BT, GP
(c) chacled, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)

2023-02-07
Natural Bridge Park, Winston Co, AL
(c) Vitaly Charny, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2022-10-21
Adjuntas, PR
(c) Steve Maldonado Silvestrini, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Fissidens polypodioides. BISH 467652. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956500689. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/467652.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956500689 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
