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Leptodontium flexifolium
Bent-leaved Beard-moss
As recorded: Leptodontium flexifolium (Dicks.) Hampe ex Lindb.
Plantae › Bryophyta › Bryopsida › Pottiales › Pottiaceae
- Collected by
- Frahm, J.P.
- Collector number
- s.n.
- Date
- October 8, 1973
- Locality
- Schleswig-Holstein Kr. Rendsburg/Bckernforde, Heinkenborstel MTB 17824
- Region
- Germany
- Identified by
- Frahm, J.P.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Leptodontium flexifolium observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1973. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 27 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-27.

2026-09-27
Baslow and Bubnell, UK
(c) Helen Waterman, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-05-09
Grant County, NM, USA
(c) Radha Veach, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-04-19
North York Moors National Park, Pickering, England, GB
(c) Jackson Bird, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-04-19
North Yorkshire, UK
no rights reserved

2025-12-30
Windgather Rocks, High Peak SK23 7EH, UK
(c) Helen Waterman, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2025-12-22
Torside Clough, Glossop, UK
(c) Helen Waterman, some rights reserved (CC BY)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Leptodontium flexifolium. BISH 470494. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956428066. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/470494.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956428066 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
