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Sphagnum capillifolium
Northern Peatmoss
As recorded: Sphagnum capillaceum (Weiss) Schrank
Plantae › Bryophyta › Sphagnopsida › Sphagnales › Sphagnaceae
- Collected by
- Leonard, E.C.; NULL
- Collector number
- 1846
- Date
- October 30, 1921
- Locality
- near Riverdale
- Region
- Maryland, United States
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On October 30, 1921, Leonard, E.C.; NULL also collected 1 other specimen.
Sphagnum capillifolium observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1921. 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 87147. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 6546525316. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/87147.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 6546525316 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026