Chara vulgaris
Common Stonewort
5
Bishop specimens
0
Type specimens
1854
First collected
1897
Last collected
2026
Last seen alive
Two centuries of collecting
The oldest Bishop specimen was collected in 1854 by Wagner, W.H. (Germany). The Museum last collected it in 1897; iNaturalist observers have seen it in the wild as recently as October 24, 2026.
Alive today
957 research-grade iNaturalist sightings in the wild since 2000. Most recent first.
2026-10-24
Northern Rockies, BC, CA
no rights reserved
2026-10-24
Stawki, 87-100 Toruń, Польша
no rights reserved
2026-10-24
34210 Agel, France
(c) nils_officinalis, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-21
Глазов, республика Удмуртия, Россия
(c) sergejseleznev, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-18
Jackson Bog Trail, Massillon, OH, US
(c) Photolith, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-17
Самарская обл., Россия, 446557
(c) Анна Митрошенкова, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-10-17
Самарская обл., Россия, 446557
(c) Анна Митрошенкова, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-10-17
Самарская обл., Россия, 446557
(c) Анна Митрошенкова, some rights reserved (CC BY)