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Rhacocarpus purpurascens
Royal Rock Moss
As recorded: Rhacocarpus purpurascens (Brid.) Paris
Plantae › Bryophyta › Bryopsida › Hedwigiales › Hedwigiaceae
- Collected by
- Weber, W.A.; McVean, D.D.N. McVean →W.A. Weber →
- Date
- April 4, 1968
- Locality
- NEW SOUTH WALES: Mount Victoria, Blue Mountains; trail from Mt. Piddington L.O, to Ferris and Cox caves
- Region
- New South Wales, Australia
- Elevation
- 1,067 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On April 4, 1968, Weber, W.A.; McVean, D. also collected 1 other specimen.
Rhacocarpus purpurascens observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1968. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 387 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-11.
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)
2026-09-20
Shadforth WA 6333, Australia
(c) Stephen Csurhes, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Rhacocarpus purpurascens. BISH 476401. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 6546543303. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/476401.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 6546543303 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026