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Dicranum majus
Greater Fork-moss
As recorded: Dicranum majus Sm.
Plantae › Bryophyta › Bryopsida › Dicranales › Dicranaceae
- Collected by
- Sakamoto, Y.
- Collector number
- 556
- Date
- September 13, 2015
- Locality
- Minami-Alps-shi, Mt. Kitadake - Hirogawara - Shiraneoike.
- Island
- Honshu
- Region
- Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan
- Elevation
- 2,170 m
- Identified by
- Sato, T.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On September 13, 2015, Sakamoto, Y. also collected 5 other specimens.
Dicranum majus observed alive
This specimen was collected in 2015. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 324 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-24.
2026-10-24
83098 Brannenburg, Deutschland
(c) Tozzia, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-24
Rosenheim, DE-BY, DE
(c) Dominik Richter, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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
Webster Ck near Bella Bella. Central Coast, BC, Canada
(c) John D Reynolds, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-19
Webster Ck near Bella Bella. Central Coast, BC, Canada
(c) John D Reynolds, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-15
Dyfi Valley Way, Machynlleth, Wales, GB
(c) Vital Ecology Scott, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Dicranum majus. BISH 768617. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956440779. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/768617.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956440779 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026