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Rhynchostegium riparioides
Platyhypnidium Moss
As recorded: Platyhypnidium riparioides (Hedw.) Dixon
Plantae › Bryophyta › Bryopsida › Hypnales › Brachytheciaceae
- Collector number
- 6248/C
- Date
- September 15, 1970
- Locality
- Kilimanjaro Mountains. In the valley near Horombo Hut /Peter's Hutte/
- Region
- Tanzania
- Elevation
- 3,750 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Rhynchostegium riparioides observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1970. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 332 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-11.
2026-10-11
Prievidza, SK-TC, SK
(c) Lukáš Blecha, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-28
Derbyshire, England, GB
(c) Daniel Buczkiewicz, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-09-12
Stronie Śląskie, Lower Silesia, PL
(c) Dawid Juszczak, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-09-12
Powiat kłodzki, Polska
(c) Bartosz Czołczyński, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-09-12
Gmina Stronie Śląskie, Poland
(c) Helen Waterman, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-09-11
Stronie Śląskie, Lower Silesia, PL
(c) Dawid Juszczak, some rights reserved (CC BY)
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Cite this specimen
Rhynchostegium riparioides. BISH 474332. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956453091. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/474332.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956453091 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026