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Dicranum fuscescens
As recorded: Dicranum fuscescens Turner
Plantae › Bryophyta › Bryopsida › Dicranales › Dicranaceae
- Collected by
- Bishop, E.
- Date
- August 30, 1973
- Locality
- Port Williams. Northern-most of the Kodiak Island group.
- Island
- Shuyak Island
- Region
- Alaska, United States
- Elevation
- 46 m
- Identified by
- Vitt, D.H.; Peterson, W.W.L. Peterson →Dale H. Vitt →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On August 30, 1973, Bishop, E. also collected 19 other specimens.
Dicranum fuscescens observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1973. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 624 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-18.

2026-10-18
Greater Vancouver, CA-BC, CA
(c) ameliabowyer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-09
Ocean Pearl Terr, Nanaimo, BC, CA
(c) laskarose, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-03
Tow Hill Rd, Skeena-Queen Charlotte, BC, CA
(c) arusha99, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-27
Capital, British Columbia, Canada
(c) Alexis Tinker-Tsavalas, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-09-27
Capital Regional District, BC, Canada
(c) tlavdov, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-27
Chin Beach Trail. Near Port Renfrew, Vancouver Island, BC, Canada
(c) John D Reynolds, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Dicranum fuscescens. BISH 466146. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956247951. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/466146.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956247951 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
