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Fissidens taxifolius
Common Pocket-moss
As recorded: Fissidens taxifolius Hedw.
Plantae › Bryophyta › Bryopsida › Dicranales › Fissidentaceae
- Collected by
- Koponen, T.
- Collector number
- 26-Feb
- Date
- July 26, 1981
- Locality
- PAPUA NEW GUINEA. Morobe Prov.: Lake Wamba 5 km S of Teptep airstrip. Teptep-Wantuat trail 9 km S of Teptep and 2.5 km S of L. Wamba.
- Region
- Papua New Guinea
- Elevation
- 2,400 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On July 26, 1981, Koponen, T. also collected 2 other specimens.
Fissidens taxifolius observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1981. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1,197 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-26.
2026-10-26
West Lafayette
(c) Christopher Ray, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-26
Santa Cruz de Tenerife, ES-CN, ES
(c) Christophe, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-10-24
Great Barrier Island / Aotea 0991, New Zealand
(c) campbellnotjames, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-22
Corokia Pl, Auckland, Auckland, NZ
(c) anabelamy, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-19
Bridgewater Township, MN, USA
(c) siwhe3, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-15
Ulm, Deutschland
(c) Zoi Kyrgialani, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Fissidens taxifolius. BISH 653909. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956173837. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/653909.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956173837 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026