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Sphagnum papillosum
Papillose Peatmoss
As recorded: Sphagnum papillosum Lindb.
Plantae › Bryophyta › Sphagnopsida › Sphagnales › Sphagnaceae
- Collected by
- Schofield, W.B.; NULL
- Collector number
- 57650
- Date
- April 16, 1975
- Locality
- Burns Bog, S.W. side; S of Vancouver
- Region
- British Columbia, Canada
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On April 16, 1975, Schofield, W.B.; NULL also collected 3 other specimens.
Sphagnum papillosum observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1975. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 466 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-19.

2026-10-19
26131 Oldenburg, Germany
(c) Arne Fahrenholz, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-10-16
Stony River Township, MN, USA
(c) Norma Malinowski, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-10-15
Pacific Rim National Park Reserve, Alberni-Clayoquot, BC, CA
(c) trevorattridge, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-15
Howden Reservoir, Hope Valley S33 0BB, UK
(c) Helen Waterman, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-10-15
Derbyshire, England, GB
(c) Daniel Buczkiewicz, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-10-13
Morse Township, MN 55731, USA
(c) Norma Malinowski, some rights reserved (CC BY)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Sphagnum papillosum. BISH 483429. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 6546543355. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/483429.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 6546543355 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
