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Dicranum polysetum
Waxyleaf Moss
As recorded: Dicranum polysetum Sw.
Plantae › Bryophyta › Bryopsida › Dicranales › Dicranaceae
- Collected by
- Ireland, R.R.
- Collector number
- 15100
- Date
- August 10, 1971
- Locality
- Algoma District: Lake Superior Provincial Park, Old Woman Bay
- Region
- Ontario, Canada
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On August 10, 1971, Ireland, R.R. also collected 1 other specimen.
Dicranum polysetum observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1971. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2,179 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-27.
2026-10-27
Slobodskoy rayon, RU-KV, RU
(c) vyatka, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-25
Mackey, ON K0J 2B0, Canada
(c) Adam Holder, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-25
Żarnów, Polska
(c) Adam Górski, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-10-24
Police County, Poland
(c) prz3myslaw, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-22
Южное Кладбище, Санкт-Петербург, Санкт-Петербург, RU
(c) kulindadromeus1980, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-19
Garondah Rd, Rainbow Lake, NY, US
(c) jolopickle, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Dicranum polysetum. BISH 466236. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956608564. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/466236.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956608564 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026