Bernice Puahi Bishop Museum · CC BY-NC · GBIF · full resolution
Rhacocarpus purpurascens
As recorded: Rhacocarpus purpurascens (Brid.) Paris
Plantae › Bryophyta › Bryopsida › Hedwigiales › Hedwigiaceae
- Collected by
- Vitt, D.H.; NULL
- Collector number
- 8424
- Date
- December 3, 1972
- Locality
- South Island: Buller Gorge, 17.1 mi W of Inangahua junction.
- Island
- South Island
- Region
- New Zealand
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On December 3, 1972, Vitt, D.H.; NULL also collected 4 other specimens.
Rhacocarpus purpurascens observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1972. 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)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Rhacocarpus purpurascens. BISH 476406. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 6546540593. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/476406.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 6546540593 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026