Sphagnum palustre

Prairie Peatmoss

As recorded: Sphagnum cymbifolium (Ehrh.) Hedw.

Plantae › Bryophyta › Sphagnopsida › Sphagnales › Sphagnaceae

Collected by: NULL; NULL
Locality: Bielefeld, Sumpf beim Kupferhammer. Nachenblattriges Torfmoos.
Region: Germany
Record type: Preserved specimen

59 Bishop specimens of Sphagnum palustre · collected 1878–2019Species page ›

Sphagnum palustre observed alive

Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1,256 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-28.

2026-10-28

Glenfinnan, Scotland, GB

(c) lawaa, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-27

Bridgewater, NS B4V 1G8, Canada

(c) Lia Robles Gil, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-21

49586 Neuenkirchen, Germany

(c) Philokretes, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-10-15

Wieda, 37447, Deutschland

(c) Stefan Grote, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-15

Derbyshire, England, GB

(c) Daniel Buczkiewicz, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-10-13

Konstanz, Baden-Württemberg, DE

(c) Lea Held, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Sphagnum palustre. BISH 87156. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 6546529482. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/87156.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 6546529482 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026