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Rhacocarpus purpurascens
Royal Rock Moss
As recorded: Rhacocarpus purpurascens (Brid.) Paris
Plantae › Bryophyta › Bryopsida › Hedwigiales › Hedwigiaceae
- Collected by
- Dusen, P.; NULL
- Date
- June 4, 1909
- Locality
- Brasiliuen, Monte Alegre
- Region
- Brazil
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Rhacocarpus purpurascens observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1909. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 388 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-29.
2026-10-29
Great Barrier Island / Aotea 0991, New Zealand
(c) campbellnotjames, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-11
Worsley WA 6225, Australia
(c) Hugo Innes, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-10-11
Tasmania, Wellington Park, TAS, AU
(c) lichenostomus, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-07
Te Papa-Kura-o-Taranaki, Egmont National Park, Taranaki, NZ
(c) Phoenix, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-02
Blenheim 7275, New Zealand
(c) reinderw, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-01
Blenheim 7275, New Zealand
(c) reinderw, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Rhacocarpus purpurascens. BISH 476399. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 6546541385. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/476399.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 6546541385 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026