Sphagnum capillifolium
Northern Peatmoss
As recorded: Sphagnum nemoreum Scop.
Plantae › Bryophyta › Sphagnopsida › Sphagnales › Sphagnaceae
- Collected by
- Andrus, R.E.; NULL
- Date
- July 8, 1970
- Locality
- U.S.A. NEW YORK: Essex County, Town of Wilmington, Whiteface Mt., \\",NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,4500 ft,Exposed patch on siliceous rock among 5 ft. Abies balssamea; associated with S. fuscum.,Not a Type,PreservedSpecimen,0,https://editedimages.s3-accelerate.amazonaws.com/BISH1334069.webp,BPBM,in collection BISH,483367,BISH1334071,Sphagnaceae,Sphagnum nemoreum,Scop.,Andrus
- Region
- New York, United States
- Record type
- Occurrence
Collected the same day
On July 8, 1970, Andrus, R.E.; NULL also collected 2 other specimens.
Sphagnum capillifolium observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1970. 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 483366. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 6546528321. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/483366.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 6546528321 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Type status not recognized
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