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Oligotrichum hercynicum
Hercynian Hair Moss
As recorded: Oligotrichum hercynicum (Hedw.) DC.
Plantae › Bryophyta › Polytrichopsida › Polytrichales › Polytrichaceae
- Collected by
- Vitt, D.H.
- Collector number
- 14109
- Date
- August 19, 1975
- Locality
- Jasper National Park: to east of Mt. Edith Cavell, opposite Angel Glacier
- Region
- Alberta, Canada
- Elevation
- 2,134 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On August 19, 1975, Vitt, D.H. also collected 16 other specimens.
Abietinella abietina
Botany
Atrichum selwynii
Botany
Conostomum tetragonum
Botany
Dicranella subulata
Botany
Fuscocephaloziopsis albescens
Botany
Hymenoloma crispulum
Botany
Oligotrichum hercynicum
Botany
Palustriella commutata
Botany
Paraleucobryum enerve
Botany
Polytrichastrum alpinum
Botany
Ptychostomum wrightii
Botany
Roaldia revoluta
Botany
Sanionia uncinata
Botany
Sarmentypnum exannulatum
Botany
Scorpidium revolvens
Botany
Scorpidium revolvens
Botany
Oligotrichum hercynicum observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1975. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 115 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-14.
2026-10-14
Oviken, Jämtland County, SE
(c) aivi02, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-11
Vosges, Lorraine, FR
(c) Dominik Richter, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-10
Gmina Bystrzyca Kłodzka, Poland
(c) Helen Waterman, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-09-10
Powiat kłodzki, Polska
(c) Bartosz Czołczyński, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-09-10
Powiat kłodzki, Polska
(c) Urszula Wojciechowska, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-10
Śnieżna, Międzygórze, Lower Silesia, PL
(c) Dawid Juszczak, some rights reserved (CC BY)
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Cite this specimen
Oligotrichum hercynicum. BISH 472848. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956538534. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/472848.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956538534 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026