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Sphagnum magellanicum
As recorded: Sphagnum magellanicum Brid.
Plantae › Bryophyta › Sphagnopsida › Sphagnales › Sphagnaceae
- Collected by
- Griffin III, D.; Lopez, M.F.; Ruiz-Teran, L.Dana G. Griffin III →Manuel F. Lopez →Luis E. Ruiz-Teran →
- Collector number
- 17511
- Date
- July 1, 1972
- Locality
- Cordillera de los Andes, Estado Merida, Distrito Libertador: Sierra Nevada de Merida, alond the trail between La Aguada and La Montana.
- Region
- Venezuela
- Elevation
- 2,500 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On July 1, 1972, Griffin III, D.; Lopez, M.F.; Ruiz-Teran, L. also collected 3 other specimens.
Sphagnum magellanicum observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1972. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 151 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-08-03.
2026-08-03
Quellón, Los Lagos, Chile
(c) Manuel Alejandro Henríquez, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-19
Lanaudière, QC, Canada
(c) Keith Wauthy, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-03-29
Ancud, Los Lagos, Chile
(c) Valentina, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-03-14
Última Esperanza, Magallanes y la Antártica Chilena, Chile
(c) Nodora L. Moyano, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-03-13
Torres del Paine, Magallanes and Antartica Chilena Region, CL
(c) sandernaturalist, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-03-12
Tortel, Tortel, Región de Aysén del General Carlos Ibáñez del Campo, CL
(c) alonsovigil, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Sphagnum magellanicum. BISH 483300. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 6546525381. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/483300.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 6546525381 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026