Catoscopium nigritum

Golf-club Moss

As recorded: Catoscopium nigritum (Hedw.) Brid.

Plantae › Bryophyta › Bryopsida › Catoscopiales › Catoscopiaceae

Date: September 16, 1976
Record type: Preserved specimen

15 Bishop specimens of Catoscopium nigritum · collected 1956–1976Species page ›

Catoscopium nigritum observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1976. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 70 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-08-28.

2026-08-28

North Slope Borough, AK, USA

(c) elik03, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-08-07

France

(c) petit_bonnier, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-02

North Pennines, Barnard Castle, England, GB

(c) Jackson Bird, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-02

Widdybank Fell, County Durham, UK

no rights reserved

2026-07-25

Peace River, BC, CA

(c) Brianna Collis, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-09-20

9020 Klagenfurt am Wörthersee, Österreich

(c) kalina_hable, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Catoscopium nigritum. BISH 464677. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956680383. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/464677.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956680383 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026