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Hygroamblystegium tenax
Fountain Feather-moss
As recorded: Hygroamblystegium tenax (Hedw.) Jenn.
Plantae › Bryophyta › Bryopsida › Hypnales › Amblystegiaceae
- Collected by
- Crum, H.
- Collector number
- 230
- Date
- October 11, 1964
- Locality
- Websters Falls, Bullocks Corners, Wentworth County.
- Region
- Ontario, Canada
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On October 11, 1964, Crum, H. also collected 2 other specimens.
Hygroamblystegium tenax observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1964. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 26 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-06-06.

2026-06-06
Powiat wejherowski, Polska
(c) Bartosz Czołczyński, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-05-09
Lathkill Dale, Monyash, Bakewell DE45 1JS, UK
(c) Helen Waterman, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-05-01
11160 Caunes-Minervois, France
(c) Christophe Savon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-10-30
Cloyes-les-Trois-Rivières, 28220 Cloyes-les-Trois-Rivières, France
(c) Anne-Hélène Paradis, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-10-17
Powiat bytowski, Polska
(c) Bartosz Czołczyński, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2025-02-13
Lathkill Dale, Over Haddon DE45 1JF, UK
(c) Helen Waterman, some rights reserved (CC BY)
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Cite this specimen
Hygroamblystegium tenax. BISH 469204. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956612092. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/469204.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956612092 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
