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Polytrichum pallidisetum
Eastern Haircap Moss
As recorded: Polytrichastrum pallidisetum (Funck) G.L.Sm.
Plantae › Bryophyta › Polytrichopsida › Polytrichales › Polytrichaceae
- Collected by
- Richards, D.; Massey, C.F.C.F. Massey →D. Richards →
- Collector number
- 1869
- Date
- September 14, 1971
- Locality
- Deer Lake, 18 miles northwest of Grand Rapids. Itasca County; along County Highway 19 o north shore of lake.
- Region
- Minnesota, United States
- Elevation
- 404 m
- Identified by
- Smith, G.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Polytrichum pallidisetum observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1971. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 23 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-12.

2026-09-12
Powiat kłodzki, Polska
(c) Bartosz Czołczyński, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-06-07
Wyoming County, PA, USA
(c) ipami, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-11-11
Kings, NS, CA
(c) Tom Neily, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-10-11
Bayern, DE
(c) Dominik Richter, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-06-12
Рахівський район, Закарпатська область, Україна
(c) sequoiaoia, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-04-06
Franklin County, US-MA, US
(c) Levi smith, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Polytrichum pallidisetum. BISH 475372. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956443417. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/475372.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956443417 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
