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Scorpidium scorpioides
Hooked Scorpion-moss
As recorded: Scorpidium scorpioides (Hedw.) Limpr.
Plantae › Bryophyta › Bryopsida › Hypnales › Scorpidiaceae
- Collected by
- Vitt, D.H.; NULL
- Collector number
- 14026
- Date
- August 17, 1975
- Locality
- Hinton Area: 3.1 Mi W of Jct. of Rock Lake Road and Hw between Hinton and Grande Cache.
- Region
- Alberta, Canada
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On August 17, 1975, Vitt, D.H.; NULL also collected 4 other specimens.
Scorpidium scorpioides observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1975. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 182 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-24.

2026-10-24
Jämtlands län
(c) lachlan_fetterplace, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-06
Chisasibi, Quebec
(c) Bruce Taylor, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-10-06
Nord-du-Québec, QC, Canada
(c) Bruce Taylor, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-09-24
Thunder Bay, ON, CA
(c) toriwelyki, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-19
North York Moors National Park, Pickering, England, GB
(c) Jackson Bird, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-12
Tarrenz, Tirol, AT
(c) Anna Rauchberger, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Scorpidium scorpioides. BISH 482918. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 6546529410. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/482918.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 6546529410 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
