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Isopterygium tenerum
Isopterygium Moss
As recorded: Isopterygium micans (Sw.) Kindb.
Plantae › Bryophyta › Bryopsida › Hypnales › Pylaisiadelphaceae
- Collected by
- Steere, W.C.
- Collector number
- 6015
- Date
- January 18, 1940
- Locality
- toro Negro Elnit, Rio Dona Juava, Cordillera Central N. of Villalba.
- Island
- Puerto Rico
- Region
- Puerto Rico
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Isopterygium tenerum observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1940. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 73 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-23.

2026-09-23
Seabranch Preserve State Park, Stuart, FL, US
(c) James Hardee, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-09-01
5101 1st St NE, St. Petersburg, FL 33703, USA
(c) Andie Strus, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-06-25
SE Veterans Memorial Pkwy, Port Saint Lucie, FL, US
(c) James Hardee, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-05-18
Lake Manatee Lower Watershed Trail, Myakka City, FL, US
(c) Connor Gordon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-04-20
Smiths, Bermuda
(c) thisisarandomname, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-04-19
BM
(c) ana-na, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Isopterygium tenerum. BISH 470044. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956624017. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/470044.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956624017 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
