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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
- Saito, K.; NULL
- Date
- September 4, 1972
- Locality
- JAPAN: Nakayama Pass, Mt. Yatsugadake, Yamanashi Pref.
- Region
- Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan
- Elevation
- 2,400 m
- Identified by
- Iwatsuki, Z.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Ptilium crista-castrensis observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1972. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 7,351 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-29.
2026-10-29
Зуевский р-н, Кировская обл., Россия
(c) Vladimir Bryukhov, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-27
Killingdal, Trondheim, Norge
(c) Louis Moons, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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
91910 Liminka, Suomi
(c) Teppo Mutanen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Ptilium crista-castrensis. BISH 475885. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 6546534574. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/475885.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 6546534574 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026