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Nostoc sphaericum
As recorded: Nostoc sphaericum Vaucher ex Bornet & Flahault
Bacteria › Cyanobacteria › Cyanobacteriia › Cyanobacteriales › Nostocaceae
- Collected by
- Tilden, J.E.
- Collector number
- 582
- Date
- August 20, 1901
- Locality
- Dallas of the St. Louis River; Fond du Lac, near Duluth
- Region
- Minnesota, United States
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On August 20, 1901, Tilden, J.E. also collected 1 other specimen.
Nostoc sphaericum observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1901. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 17 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-03-27.

2026-03-27
Aravaca, Moncloa - Aravaca, 28023 Madrid, España
(c) Héctor García-Romeu Núñez, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-04-22
7200 Campinho, Portugal
(c) Axel Gosseries, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-03-13
Torres del Paine, CL-AI-CP, CL-MA, CL
(c) Luke Padon, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2024-08-20
E Main St, Trinidad, CO, US
(c) jubertdownzon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-08-06
Lake Davis, Beckwourth, CA, US
(c) Phoebe Barnes, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-07-06
Humboldt County, CA, USA
(c) Kim Cabrera, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Nostoc sphaericum. BISH 552419. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956264410. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/552419.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956264410 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
