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Rhizomnium magnifolium
Grandleaf Rhizomnium Moss
As recorded: Rhizomnium perssonii T.J.Kop.
Plantae › Bryophyta › Bryopsida › Bryales › Mniaceae
- Collected by
- Iwatsuki, Z.; Suzuki, T.Zennoske Iwatsuki →Toshiyuki Suzuki →
- Date
- August 31, 1975
- Locality
- HONSHU: Gifu-ken, Mt. Ontake, above Nigorigo Spa
- Island
- Honshu
- Region
- Gifu Prefecture, Japan
- Elevation
- 1,800 m
- Identified by
- Iwatsuki, Z.; Noguchi, A.Zennoske Iwatsuki →A. Noguchi →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On August 31, 1975, Iwatsuki, Z.; Suzuki, T. also collected 1 other specimen.
Rhizomnium magnifolium observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1975. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 67 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-10.

2026-10-10
Okanagan-Similkameen, BC, CA
(c) Harrison Schell, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-24
Lightning Lake, E.C. Manning Provincial Park, BC, Canada
(c) John D Reynolds, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-07
Alberni-Clayoquot, BC, CA
(c) Ian Cruickshank, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-07
Sitka, AK, USA
(c) rolandwirth, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-01
Sitka, AK, USA
(c) rolandwirth, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-09-27
Strathcona, BC, Canada
(c) Roanan DeMeyer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Rhizomnium magnifolium. BISH 476576. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 6546532378. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/476576.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 6546532378 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
