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Sphagnum palustre
Prairie Peatmoss
As recorded: Sphagnum palustre L.
Plantae › Bryophyta › Sphagnopsida › Sphagnales › Sphagnaceae
- Collected by
- Rock, J.F.C.
- Collector number
- 4360
- Date
- December 29, 1955
- Locality
- top of Kohala Mt
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Karlin, E.F.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On December 29, 1955, Rock, J.F.C. also collected 2 other specimens.
Sphagnum palustre observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1955. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 21 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-07-21.
2026-07-21
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Kellen Apuna, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-01-11
Kamuela, HI, US
(c) Sam Rickert, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-01-15
Hawaiʻi, Kamuela, HI, US
(c) A. Moore, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-01-01
Honolulu County, HI, USA
(c) Hubert Szczygieł, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-01-01
Honolulu County, HI, USA
(c) Daniel Ward, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-12-27
Hilo, HI 96720, USA
(c) Carrie Tribble, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Sphagnum palustre. BISH 89539. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956268798. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/89539.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956268798 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026