Bernice Puahi Bishop Museum · CC BY-NC · GBIF · full resolution
Polytrichum commune
Common Haircap Moss
As recorded: Polytrichum commune Hedw.
Plantae › Bryophyta › Polytrichopsida › Polytrichales › Polytrichaceae
- Collected by
- Higuchi, M.
- Collector number
- 1635
- Date
- August 29, 2004
- Locality
- Abashiri-gun, Bihoro-chu, Bihoro Museum.
- Island
- Hokkaido
- Region
- Hokaido Prefecture, Japan
- Elevation
- 50 m
- Identified by
- Higuchi, M.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On August 29, 2004, Higuchi, M. also collected 1 other specimen.
Polytrichum commune observed alive
This specimen was collected in 2004. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 16,731 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-27.
2026-10-27
Ленинградская обл., Россия, 188820
(c) Denis Ibaev, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-10-27
Ciśniańsko-Wetliński Park Krajobrazowy, Baligród, Podkarpackie, PL
(c) Marcin Scelina, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-27
Ciśniańsko-Wetliński Park Krajobrazowy, Baligród, Podkarpackie, PL
(c) Marcin Scelina, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-27
Lindberg, Bavaria, DE
(c) pwlf, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-26
Wrocanka, Polska
(c) villabla, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-25
Masovian, PL
(c) Urszula Wojciechowska, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Polytrichum commune. BISH 800642. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956612650. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/800642.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956612650 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026