Serpocaulon fraxinifolium
2
Bishop specimens
0
Type specimens
1870
First collected
1905
Last collected
2026
Last seen alive
Two centuries of collecting
The oldest Bishop specimen was collected in 1870 by Luerfseu (not on sheet; filed in 0. Americas). The Museum last collected it in 1905; iNaturalist observers have seen it in the wild as recently as September 7, 2026.
From the collection
Alive today
12 research-grade iNaturalist sightings in the wild since 2000. Most recent first.

2026-09-07
El Tobal, Subachoque, Cundinamarca, CO
(c) Nicolás Baresch Uribe, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2025-08-09
Mindo, Ecuador
(c) Fred Losi, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)

2024-09-22
Blumenau, Serra do Itajaí, BR-SC, BR
(c) Liu Idárraga Orozco, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-04-26
San Antonio del Tequendama, Cundinamarca, Colombia
(c) Sandra Ruffner, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-02-12
Coroico, Bolivia
no rights reserved

2023-11-25
PNM Nascentes do Garcia, Blumenau, SC, Brasil
(c) Liu Idárraga Orozco, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2021-12-12
Gambita, Santander, Colombia
(c) Apipa, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2021-06-10
Jardín, Antioquia, Colombia
(c) Mateo Hernandez Schmidt, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
