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Sphagnum girgensohnii
Girgensohn's Peatmoss
As recorded: Sphagnum girgensohnii Russow
Plantae › Bryophyta › Sphagnopsida › Sphagnales › Sphagnaceae
- Collected by
- Schofield, W.B.; NULL
- Collector number
- 57508
- Date
- October 19, 1974
- Locality
- Brandywine Falls, N. of Garibaldi Station.
- Region
- British Columbia, Canada
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On October 19, 1974, Schofield, W.B.; NULL also collected 2 other specimens.
Sphagnum girgensohnii observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1974. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1,416 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-21.

2026-10-21
Eagles Nest Township, MN 55731, USA
(c) Norma Malinowski, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-10-18
North Bay, ON, Canada
(c) Nathan, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-18
Adirondack Park, Paul Smiths, NY, US
(c) J Loane Ward, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-18
Московская обл., Россия, 142460
(c) Марина Давлетшина, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-10-18
Московская обл., Россия, 142460
(c) Марина Давлетшина, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-10-17
Першино, Пермский край, Россия, 618111
(c) Igor, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Sphagnum girgensohnii. BISH 483217. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 6546527532. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/483217.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 6546527532 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
