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Pseudotaxiphyllum elegans
Elegant Silk-moss
As recorded: Isopterygium elegans (Brid.) Lindb.
Plantae › Bryophyta › Bryopsida › Hypnales › Plagiotheciaceae
- Collected by
- Schofield, W.B.
- Collector number
- 55584
- Date
- May 7, 1974
- Locality
- Bamfield
- Island
- Vancouver
- Region
- British Columbia, Canada
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On May 7, 1974, Schofield, W.B. also collected 6 other specimens.
Pseudotaxiphyllum elegans observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1974. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 866 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-15.
2026-10-15
South Yorkshire, England, GB
(c) Daniel Buczkiewicz, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-10-12
Capital Regional District, BC, Canada
(c) Taya Sparks, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-11
Alberni-Clayoquot, BC, CA
(c) lucasmorton, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-06
Capital Regional District, BC, Canada
(c) soda, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-06
Capital, BC, CA
(c) Ian Cruickshank, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-27
Capital, British Columbia, Canada
(c) Alexis Tinker-Tsavalas, some rights reserved (CC BY)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Pseudotaxiphyllum elegans. BISH 470035. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956377059. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/470035.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956377059 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026