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Sphagnum tenellum
Delicate Peatmoss
As recorded: Sphagnum tenellum (Brid.) Bory
Plantae › Bryophyta › Sphagnopsida › Sphagnales › Sphagnaceae
- Collected by
- Schofield, W.B.; NULL
- Collector number
- 57651
- Date
- April 16, 1975
- Locality
- S.W. side, Delta, S. of Vancouver.
- Island
- 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 tenellum observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1975. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 165 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-20.
2026-09-20
Trail to Eddie Lake, Shearwater, Central Coast, BC, Canada
(c) John D Reynolds, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-19
North York Moors National Park, Pickering, England, GB
(c) Jackson Bird, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-11
Mount Waddington, BC, Canada
no rights reserved
2026-09-06
Sourton Down, Okehampton EX20 4HP, Storbritannia
(c) Daniel Eikehaugen Solbakk, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-06
DalsEd, Västra Götaland County, SE
(c) Andreas Schneider, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-08-30
4473 Kvinlog, Norge
(c) Daniel Eikehaugen Solbakk, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Sphagnum tenellum. BISH 483614. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 6546519438. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/483614.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 6546519438 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026