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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
- 58138
- Date
- June 24, 1975
- Locality
- Ignace: east shores of Agimak Lake
- Region
- Ontario, Canada
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Hylocomium splendens observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1975. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 29,470 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-29.
2026-10-29
Spruce Loop Trail, Milford, ME, US
no rights reserved
2026-10-28
N Fork County Rd, North Bend, WA, US
(c) hexed, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-28
Sikosentie, Sievi, North Ostrobothnia, FI
(c) miko123, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-28
Ленинградская обл., Россия, 188821
(c) Denis Ibaev, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-10-28
8672 St. Kathrein am Hauenstein, Österreich
(c) Sepp Schmid, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-27
Junction Pool Recreation Site, Vancouver Island, BC, Canada
(c) John D Reynolds, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Hylocomium splendens. BISH 469347. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956207243. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/469347.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956207243 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026