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Racomitrium pruinosum
As recorded: Racomitrium lanuginosum var. pruinosum Wilson
Plantae › Bryophyta › Bryopsida › Grimmiales › Grimmiaceae
- Collected by
- Berggren, S.; NULL
- Collector number
- 156
- Date
- March 3, 1874
- Locality
- Arthurs Pass, Mount Torlesse
- Island
- South Island
- Region
- Canterbury, New Zealand
- Elevation
- 4,000 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On March 3, 1874, Berggren, S.; NULL also collected 1 other specimen.
Racomitrium pruinosum observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1874. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2,838 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-23.
2026-10-23
Princeville, HI, US
(c) Denali, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-19
Hyacinthe Bay Rd, Strathcona, BC, CA
(c) Harrison Schell, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-11
Holberg, BC V0N 1Z0, Canada
(c) Harper, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-11
Quadra Island, Strathcona, BC, CA
no rights reserved
2026-10-03
Вилейский район, Минская область, Беларусь
(c) GOTH, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-03
Вилейский район, Минская область, Беларусь
(c) GOTH, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Racomitrium pruinosum. BISH 85508. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 6546534434. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/85508.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 6546534434 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026