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Ceratodon purpureus

natural science
  • Field Collection Date
    30 Jul 1977
  • Accession Number
    AK163727
  • Department

Images and documents

Natural Science Specimen

  • Scientific Name
    Ceratodon purpureus (Hedw.) Brid.
  • Classification
  • Family
  • Genus
  • Species
  • Specimen Category
  • Storage Method
  • Locality Description
    Hawaii, Mauna Kea, Lake Waiau
  • Field Collection Date
    30 Jul 1977
  • Field Collection Notes
    Forming hummocks between rocks about lake. Perched
    on (permafrost?) surviving since last glacial
    period. Probably hundreds of years old
    Herbarium Degener 34420
  • Field Collector
  • Last Update
    24 May 2017
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