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Flexitrichum flexicaule
Flexible Cow-hair Moss
As recorded: Ditrichum flexicaule (Schwägr.) Hampe
Plantae › Bryophyta › Bryopsida › Scouleriales › Flexitrichaceae
- Collected by
- Ireland, R.R.
- Collector number
- 15492
- Date
- August 19, 1971
- Locality
- Thunder Bay District; Ouimet Canyon, near Ouimet
- Region
- Ontario, Canada
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On August 19, 1971, Ireland, R.R. also collected 11 other specimens.
Flexitrichum flexicaule observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1971. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 144 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-14.

2026-09-14
Stronie Śląskie, Poland
(c) Helen Waterman, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-09-13
Prior Rakes, Malham, North Yorkshire, UK
no rights reserved

2026-08-30
Innsbruck Land, AT-TR, AT
(c) Dominik Richter, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-07-04
Mustjala, Saare, Estonia
(c) Alexis Tinker-Tsavalas, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-05-20
Eching, 85386 Eching, Deutschland
(c) Tozzia, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-05-09
67190 Dinsheim-sur-Bruche, France
(c) Eric Weissgerber, some rights reserved (CC BY)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Flexitrichum flexicaule. BISH 466544. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956246324. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/466544.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956246324 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
