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Orthothecium rufescens
Red Leskea
As recorded: Orthothecium rufescens (Dicks. ex Brid.) Schimp.
Plantae › Bryophyta › Bryopsida › Hypnales › Plagiotheciaceae
- Collected by
- Fagersten, R.
- Collector number
- 463
- Date
- August 15, 1966
- Locality
- Trs, east of the town of Tromso, west slope of Flojfjeld
- Region
- Norway
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On August 15, 1966, Fagersten, R. also collected 1 other specimen.
Orthothecium rufescens observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1966. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 300 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-24.
2026-10-24
Rosenheim, DE-BY, DE
(c) Dominik Richter, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-19
Stenar, Soča, Bovec, SI
(c) Dijana Dubrović, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-18
83486 Ramsau bei Berchtesgaden, Germany
(c) Fabs, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-24
Maierhöfen, Bayern, DE
(c) Boris Mittermeier, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-23
Doubs, Franche-Comté, FR
(c) Dominik Richter, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-19
Salzburg, DE-BY, DE
(c) Stefan Gey, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Orthothecium rufescens. BISH 472998. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956437311. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/472998.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956437311 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026