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Racomitrium lanuginosum
Woolly Fringe-moss
As recorded: Racomitrium lanuginosum (Hedw.) Brid.
Plantae › Bryophyta › Bryopsida › Grimmiales › Grimmiaceae
- Collected by
- Vitt, D.H.; NULL
- Collector number
- 5431
- Date
- July 18, 1972
- Locality
- North West Territory, Truelove Lowland [what a name, for watching the submarine races]
- Island
- Devon Island
- Region
- Nunavut, Canada
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Racomitrium lanuginosum observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1972. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2,838 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-23.

2026-10-23
Princeville, HI, US
(c) Denali, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-19
Hyacinthe Bay Rd, Strathcona, BC, CA
(c) Harrison Schell, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-11
Holberg, BC V0N 1Z0, Canada
(c) Harper, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-11
Quadra Island, Strathcona, BC, CA
no rights reserved

2026-10-03
Вилейский район, Минская область, Беларусь
(c) GOTH, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-03
Вилейский район, Минская область, Беларусь
(c) GOTH, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Racomitrium lanuginosum. BISH 474421. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 6546530543. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/474421.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 6546530543 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
