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Geheebia fallax
False Beard Moss
As recorded: Barbula fallax Hedw.
Plantae › Bryophyta › Bryopsida › Pottiales › Pottiaceae
- Collected by
- Ireland, R.R.
- Collector number
- 17662
- Date
- July 21, 1974
- Locality
- Lunenburg County; 2 miles north of Deep Cove
- Region
- Nova Scotia, Canada
- Elevation
- 160 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On July 21, 1974, Ireland, R.R. also collected 1 other specimen.
Geheebia fallax observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1974. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 75 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-26.

2026-09-26
Derbyshire, England, GB
(c) Daniel Buczkiewicz, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-04-27
University of York Campus East, Heslington, York, England, UK
no rights reserved

2026-04-25
Frohnleiten, Österreich
(c) martina_poeltl, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-04-17
Полоцкий район, Витебская область, Беларусь
(c) Юрий Янкевич, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-02-14
Le Village, 38660 Lumbin, France
(c) Naomie GOUVEIA, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-12-22
NOT. GORICE, 1357 Notranje Gorice, Slovenija
(c) tristansojer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Geheebia fallax. BISH 461878. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956270895. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/461878.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956270895 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
