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Polytrichum juniperinum
juniper haircap moss
As recorded: Polytrichum juniperinum Hedw.
Plantae › Bryophyta › Polytrichopsida › Polytrichales › Polytrichaceae
- Collected by
- Mueller, D.M.J.
- Collector number
- 6698
- Date
- July 3, 1966
- Locality
- 1.8 miles east of Alpine County line on Highway 4. Stanislaus Forest. Alpine County.
- Region
- California, United States
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Polytrichum juniperinum observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1966. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 14,126 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-26.

2026-10-26
Krasnogorskiy rayon, Moskva, Russia
(c) Alexey Zakharinskij, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)

2026-10-25
Big Flats, WI, USA
(c) Bryce, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)

2026-10-25
Masovian, PL
(c) Urszula Wojciechowska, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-25
Żarnów, Polska
(c) Adam Górski, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-10-25
Ishimskiy rayon, Tyumen', Russia
(c) tsekhmister_k, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-25
Нижнетавдинский р-н, Тюменская обл., Россия
(c) Елена Левкина, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Polytrichum juniperinum. BISH 475449. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956238281. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/475449.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956238281 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
