Carex nigra
Common Sedge
Photo: (c) Daniel Ruppel, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Daniel Ruppel (iNaturalist)
3
Bishop specimens
0
Type specimens
1891
First collected
1951
Last collected
2026
Last seen alive
Two centuries of collecting
The oldest Bishop specimen was collected in 1891 by Gemzell, S. (Stockholm). The Museum last collected it in 1951; iNaturalist observers have seen it in the wild as recently as September 24, 2026.
Alive today
2,721 research-grade iNaturalist sightings in the wild since 2000. Most recent first.
2026-09-24
Moosalp, 3923 Törbel, Switzerland
(c) Luca Reising, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-23
Всеволожский р-н, Ленинградская обл., Россия
(c) Анна Мазур, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-14
2653 Vestre Gausdal, Norwegen
(c) Lewin Aniol, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-14
2653 Vestre Gausdal, Norwegen
(c) Lewin Aniol, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-09
Kinlochleven, Reino Unido
(c) Santiago Martín-Bravo, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-09-04
Acadia National Park, Bar Harbor, ME, US
(c) Scott Ward, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-09-02
Loukhsky District, Republic of Karelia, Russia
(c) Anastasiia Merkulova, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-02
Loukhsky District, Republic of Karelia, Russia
(c) Anastasiia Merkulova, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)