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Ptilium crista-castrensis
Ostrich-plume Moss
As recorded: Ptilium crista-castrensis (Hedw.) De Not.
Plantae › Bryophyta › Bryopsida › Hypnales › Pylaisiaceae
- Collected by
- Warncke, E.; NULL
- Collector number
- 683
- Date
- October 16, 1967
- Locality
- Roglan, N.E. of Munka Ljungby, S.W. Sweden
- Region
- Sweden
- Identified by
- Warncke, E.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On October 16, 1967, Warncke, E.; NULL also collected 5 other specimens.
Ptilium crista-castrensis observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1967. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 7,346 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-26.

2026-10-26
Red Deer, AB, CA
(c) beewild94, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-26
Городской округ Красногорск, Московская обл., Россия
(c) Dmitry Ivanov, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-10-25
Eagle River Greenbelt Access, Anchorage, AK, US
no rights reserved

2026-10-25
Нижнетавдинский р-н, Тюменская обл., Россия
(c) Елена Левкина, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-24
Wishart Forest, Thunder Bay, Unorganized, ON, CA
(c) Ryan Grow, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-24
Rouyn-Noranda, QC, Canada
no rights reserved
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Ptilium crista-castrensis. BISH 475879. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 6546524570. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/475879.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 6546524570 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
