Splachnum sphaericum
Round-fruited Collar-moss
Photo: (c) Paul Bowyer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Paul Bowyer (iNaturalist)
7
Bishop specimens
0
Type specimens
1886
First collected
1974
Last collected
2026
Last seen alive
Two centuries of collecting
The oldest Bishop specimen was collected in 1886 by Arnell, H.W.; NULL (Medelpad: par. Torp, prope Glappsjon). The Museum last collected it in 1974; iNaturalist observers have seen it in the wild as recently as October 11, 2026.
From the collection
Alive today
47 research-grade iNaturalist sightings in the wild since 2000. Most recent first.
2026-10-11
Innervillgraten, 9932 Innervillgraten, Österreich
(c) Felix Faltner, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-08
Yorkshire Dales National Park, Settle, England, GB
(c) Jackson Bird, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-03
95900 Kolari, Suomi
(c) Kimmo Syrjänen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-05
93280 Pudasjärvi, Suomi
(c) Kimmo Syrjänen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-04
93280 Pudasjärvi, Suomi
(c) Kimmo Syrjänen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-14
Lapland, Lapland, FI
(c) qtamo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-08-30
99870 Inari, Suomi
(c) Kimmo Syrjänen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-08-26
Vadsø, Norwegen
(c) Johannes Merz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)