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Hylocomium splendens
stairstep moss
As recorded: Hylocomium splendens (Hedw.) Schimp.
Plantae › Bryophyta › Bryopsida › Hypnales › Hylocomiaceae
- Collected by
- Schofield, W.B.
- Collector number
- 54926
- Date
- June 15, 1973
- Locality
- Whatcom County: 1.25 mile east. Coal Creek, Mile 37, National Foret; Mt Baker Area.
- Region
- Washington, United States
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On June 15, 1973, Schofield, W.B. also collected 14 other specimens.
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Antitrichia californica
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Antitrichia curtipendula
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Heterocladiella procurrens
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Homalothecium fulgescens
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Homalothecium nuttallii
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incertae sedis
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Lescuraea patens
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Metaneckera menziesii
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Neckera pennata
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Plagiopus oederianus
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Plagiothecium laetum
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Rectithecium piliferum
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Stereodon subimponens
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Hylocomium splendens observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1973. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 29,431 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-27.
2026-10-27
Ленинградская обл., Россия, 188820
(c) Denis Ibaev, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-10-27
Ciśniańsko-Wetliński Park Krajobrazowy, Baligród, Podkarpackie, PL
(c) Marcin Scelina, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-26
Powiat nidzicki, Polska
(c) Karolina Stąpór, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-25
Victoria, BC V9E 1J2, Canada
(c) Hannah Burman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
2026-10-25
Nethybridge, Highland, UK
(c) Alex Press, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-10-25
Avotu iela, Dienvidkurzemes Municipality, Dienvidkurzemes Municipality, LV
(c) Laura Dudareva, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Hylocomium splendens. BISH 469339. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956172303. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/469339.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956172303 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026