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Orthothecium chryseon
Golden Erect-capsule Moss
As recorded: Orthothecium chryseon (Schwägr.) Schimp.
Plantae › Bryophyta › Bryopsida › Hypnales › Plagiotheciaceae
- Collected by
- Inoue, H.
- Collector number
- 394
- Date
- June 22, 1973
- Locality
- small hill, ca. 1 miles north of Umiat
- Region
- Alaska, United States
- Elevation
- 305 m
- Identified by
- Iwatsuki, Z.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Orthothecium chryseon observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1973. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 9 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2025-07-19.
2025-07-19
Salluit, QC, CA
(c) grand, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-07-11
Peace River, CA-BC, CA
(c) Brianna Collis, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-08-19
Peace River, CA-BC, CA
(c) Brianna Collis, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-06-15
Northern Rockies, BC V0C, Canada
(c) Connor, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2023-06-28
Peace River, BC, CA
(c) jamie_fenneman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2023-06-17
Schustersteig, Bayern, DE
(c) Katrin Simon, some rights reserved (CC BY)
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Cite this specimen
Orthothecium chryseon. BISH 472989. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956546246. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/472989.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956546246 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026