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Sphagnum capillifolium
As recorded: Sphagnum acutifolium Schrad.
Plantae › Bryophyta › Sphagnopsida › Sphagnales › Sphagnaceae
- Collected by
- Bailey, J.W.; NULL
- Date
- October 8, 1898
- Locality
- U.S.A., Washington, Cascade Mountains.
- Region
- Washington, United States
- Identified by
- Bailey, J.W.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Sphagnum capillifolium observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1898. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1,536 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-24.

2026-10-24
Marquette County, US-MI, US
(c) Owen VanAntwerpen, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

2026-10-16
Stony River Township, MN, USA
(c) Norma Malinowski, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-10-13
Morse Township, MN 55731, USA
(c) Norma Malinowski, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-10-13
Morse Township, MN 55731, USA
(c) Norma Malinowski, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-10-12
65400 Arrens-Marsous, France
(c) Christophe Savon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-10
Nanaimo, BC, Canada
no rights reserved
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Cite this specimen
Sphagnum capillifolium. BISH 87140. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 6546521451. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/87140.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 6546521451 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
