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Philonotis caespitosa
Tufted Apple-moss
As recorded: Philonotis caespitosa Jur.
Plantae › Bryophyta › Bryopsida › Bartramiales › Bartramiaceae
- Collected by
- Pilous, Z.
- Collector number
- 48
- Date
- May 1, 1935
- Locality
- CSR.Slovakia.Nezbud.Lucka pr.Zilina ad saxa granitica humida.
- Region
- Slovakia
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On May 1, 1935, Pilous, Z. also collected 3 other specimens.
Philonotis caespitosa observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1935. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 12 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-26.

2026-09-26
Egg, Konstanz, Alemanya
(c) Marc Riera, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-04-10
Powiat lęborski, Polska
(c) Bartosz Czołczyński, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2025-04-26
8344 Bad Gleichenberg, Österreich
(c) martina_poeltl, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-07-17
Innsbruck Land, AT-TR, AT
(c) phogl, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-07-16
Savoie, Rhône-Alpes, FR
(c) petit_bonnier, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-04-12
Basse-Normandie, FR
(c) petit_bonnier, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Philonotis caespitosa. BISH 473304. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956326915. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/473304.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956326915 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
