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Meesia triquetra
Threeranked humpmoss
As recorded: Meesia trifaria H.A.Crum, Steere & L.E.Anderson
Plantae › Bryophyta › Bryopsida › Splachnales › Meesiaceae
- Collected by
- Vitt, D.H.
- Collector number
- 14025
- Date
- August 17, 1975
- Locality
- Hinton Area; west of calcareous lake, 3.1 miles west of Junction of Rock Lake Road and highway between Hinton and Grande Cache.
- Region
- Alberta, Canada
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On August 17, 1975, Vitt, D.H. also collected 19 other specimens.
Amblyodon dealbatus
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Brachythecium turgidum
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Calliergon giganteum
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Campylium stellatum
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Climacium dendroides
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Cratoneuron filicinum
Botany
Drepanocladus aduncus
Botany
Drepanocladus trifarius
Botany
Drepanocladus trifarius
Botany
Grimmia anodon
Botany
Helodium blandowii
Botany
incertae sedis
Botany
Paludella squarrosa
Botany
Palustriella commutata
Botany
Pohlia proligera
Botany
Polytrichum commune
Botany
Ptychostomum pseudotriquetrum
Botany
Ptychostomum pseudotriquetrum
Botany
Stereodon pratensis
Botany
Meesia triquetra observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1975. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 262 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-11.
2026-10-11
Tirol, AT
(c) Felix Faltner, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-28
Onaway, MI, US
(c) Brad Von Blon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-31
Assling, 9911, Österreich
(c) Felix Faltner, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-25
Prudhoe Bay, AK, USA
(c) elik03, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-08-18
Barrow, AK, US
(c) Crystal Ferreira, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-18
North Slope Borough, AK, USA
(c) Matt Berger, some rights reserved (CC BY)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Meesia triquetra. BISH 471626. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956587145. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/471626.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956587145 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026