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Rhytidium rugosum
Golden Glade-moss
As recorded: Rhytidium rugosum (Hedw.) Kindb.
Plantae › Bryophyta › Bryopsida › Hypnales › Rhytidiaceae
- Collected by
- Higuchi, M.
- Collector number
- 1166
- Date
- September 16, 1988
- Locality
- Nepal: central region, Langtang National Park, Gosain Kund
- Region
- Nepal
- Elevation
- 4,380 m
- Identified by
- Higuchi, M.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On September 16, 1988, Higuchi, M. also collected 3 other specimens.
Rhytidium rugosum observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1988. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 860 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-13.
2026-10-13
Thunder Bay, CA-ON, CA
no rights reserved
2026-10-11
Prievidza, SK-TC, SK
(c) Lukáš Blecha, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-04
Reutte, AT-TR, AT
(c) Dominik Richter, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-01
89660 Brosses, France
(c) Paul Norwood, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-24
WJ82+5F, 07749 Jena, Deutschland
(c) Frank Fritzlar, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-24
Stanshope, Ashbourne DE6 2AD, UK
(c) Helen Waterman, some rights reserved (CC BY)
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Cite this specimen
Rhytidium rugosum. BISH 724585. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956690007. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/724585.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956690007 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026