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Sphagnum aongstroemii

Aongstroem's Peat Moss

Photo: (c) Оля Рябенко, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Оля Рябенко (iNaturalist)

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Bishop specimens

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Type specimens

1902

First collected

1974

Last collected

2025

Last seen alive

Two centuries of collecting

1900s1970s

The oldest Bishop specimen was collected in 1902 by Lindberg, H.; NULL (FINLAND. North Ostrobohnia/Ostrobottnia borealis (=PP/Ob). Simo: Kantola, the mire Isosuo). The Museum last collected it in 1974; iNaturalist observers have seen it in the wild as recently as September 6, 2025.

From the collection

Sphagnum aongstroemii, 483046Sphagnum aongstroemii, 483048Sphagnum aongstroemii, 483047

Alive today

3 research-grade iNaturalist sightings in the wild since 2000. Most recent first.