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Sphagnum capillifolium
Northern Peatmoss
As recorded: Sphagnum nemoreum Scop.
Plantae › Bryophyta › Sphagnopsida › Sphagnales › Sphagnaceae
- Collected by
- Simmons, H.G.; NULL
- Date
- July 18, 1895
- Locality
- [handwriting illegible]
- Elevation
- 3 m
- Identified by
- Nillson, H.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Sphagnum capillifolium observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1895. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1,537 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-24.
2026-10-24
Marquette County, US-MI, US
(c) Owen VanAntwerpen, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)
2026-10-16
Stony River Township, MN, USA
(c) Norma Malinowski, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-10-15
Hessen, DE
(c) Arne Fahrenholz, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-10-13
Morse Township, MN 55731, USA
(c) Norma Malinowski, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-10-13
Morse Township, MN 55731, USA
(c) Norma Malinowski, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-10-12
65400 Arrens-Marsous, France
(c) Christophe Savon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Sphagnum capillifolium. BISH 483311. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 6546542320. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/483311.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 6546542320 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026