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Philonotis fontana
Fountain Apple-moss
As recorded: Philonotis fontana (Hedw.) Brid.
Plantae › Bryophyta › Bryopsida › Bartramiales › Bartramiaceae
- Collected by
- Schofield, W.B.
- Collector number
- 18315
- Date
- June 21, 1962
- Locality
- BRITISH COLUMBIA: Pocahantas Lookout, Texada Island, Strait of Georgia.
- Region
- British Columbia, Canada
- Identified by
- Schofield, W.B.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On June 21, 1962, Schofield, W.B. also collected 3 other specimens.
Philonotis fontana observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1962. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 867 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-18.

2026-10-18
Squamish-Lillooet, BC, CA
(c) Joan Septembre, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-02
Strathcona, BC, Canada
no rights reserved

2026-09-26
Egg, Konstanz, Alemanya
(c) Marc Riera, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-09-15
Capital, CA-BC, CA
(c) Alexis Tinker-Tsavalas, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-09-13
Squamish-Lillooet, BC, CA
(c) Joan Septembre, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-12
Powiat kłodzki, Polska
(c) Bartosz Czołczyński, some rights reserved (CC BY)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Philonotis fontana. BISH 473682. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956649928. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/473682.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956649928 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
