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Sphagnum tenellum
Delicate Peatmoss
As recorded: Sphagnum tenellum (Brid.) Bory
Plantae › Bryophyta › Sphagnopsida › Sphagnales › Sphagnaceae
- Collected by
- Ohenoja, M.; NULL
- Collector number
- s.n.
- Date
- September 26, 1976
- Locality
- Puolanka. Puokio. N end of the rocks on the middle NW slope of Laamasvaara.
- Region
- Kainuu, Finland
- Elevation
- 170 m
- Identified by
- Ulvinen, T.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Sphagnum tenellum observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1976. 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 483616. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 6546534581. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/483616.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 6546534581 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026