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Sphagnum contortum
Twisted Bog-moss
As recorded: Sphagnum contortum Schultz
Plantae › Bryophyta › Sphagnopsida › Sphagnales › Sphagnaceae
- Collected by
- Suzuki, H.
- Date
- July 13, 1949
- Locality
- Honshu, Nagano-ken, Suwa-shi, Mt.Kirigamine, Yashimagahara moor, Koike pond
- Island
- Honshu
- Region
- Nagano Prefecture, Japan
- Identified by
- Suzuki, H.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On July 13, 1949, Suzuki, H. also collected 1 other specimen.
Sphagnum contortum observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1949. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 35 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-07-13.
2026-07-13
Val-des-Bois, QC, CA
(c) Séléna Bergeron, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-05-09
France
(c) François-Xavier Taxil, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-05-09
France
(c) petit_bonnier, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-04-29
Necedah, WI, US
(c) Brandon Corder, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2025-10-14
La Petite Décharge, Alma, QC, CA
(c) Séléna Bergeron, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-08-30
Kartitsch Sulzenbach, 9941 Kartitsch, Österreich
(c) Felix Faltner, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Sphagnum contortum. BISH 795753. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956263177. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/795753.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956263177 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026