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Sphagnum junghuhnianum
Junghuhn's sphagnum
As recorded: Sphagnum junghuhnianum Dozy & Molk.
Plantae › Bryophyta › Sphagnopsida › Sphagnales › Sphagnaceae
- Collected by
- van Zanten, B.O.; NULL
- Collector number
- 683065
- Date
- October 20, 1968
- Locality
- Western Highlands, Mt Hagen, along track above saw-mill, near timber-line
- Island
- New Guinea
- Region
- Papua New Guinea
- Elevation
- 3,550 m
- Identified by
- Eddy, A.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On October 20, 1968, van Zanten, B.O.; NULL also collected 1 other specimen.
Sphagnum junghuhnianum observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1968. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 73 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-06-19.
2026-06-19
臺灣島, 大同鄉, 宜蘭縣, TW
(c) usaviah, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-04-06
942台灣屏東縣春日鄉
(c) 烏姆 禿禿, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-03-08
365台灣苗栗縣泰安鄉
(c) 蔡美慧, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-02-07
848台灣高雄市桃源區寶山里
(c) Jason, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-01-05
Tojo Una-Una Regency, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia
(c) Eidiu, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-01-05
Tojo Una-Una Regency, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia
(c) Eidiu, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Sphagnum junghuhnianum. BISH 483255. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 6546529544. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/483255.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 6546529544 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026