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Sphagnum palustre
Prairie Peatmoss
As recorded: Sphagnum palustre L.
Plantae › Bryophyta › Sphagnopsida › Sphagnales › Sphagnaceae
- Collected by
- Nishida, Y.; NULL
- Collector number
- 897
- Date
- July 31, 1958
- Locality
- In bog, ca. 50m. Alt., (pH 3-3.2), Shiodani, Hirose, Shimane Prefecture.
- Region
- Japan
- Elevation
- 50 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On July 31, 1958, Nishida, Y.; NULL also collected 1 other specimen.
Sphagnum palustre observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1958. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1,251 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-21.
2026-10-21
49586 Neuenkirchen, Germany
(c) Philokretes, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-10-15
Wieda, 37447, Deutschland
(c) Stefan Grote, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-15
Derbyshire, England, GB
(c) Daniel Buczkiewicz, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-10-13
Konstanz, Baden-Württemberg, DE
(c) Lea Held, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-13
94034 Passau, Deutschland
(c) kastpaul, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-12
65400 Arrens-Marsous, France
(c) Christophe Savon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Sphagnum palustre. BISH 483445. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 6546517379. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/483445.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 6546517379 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026