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Hypopterygium flavolimbatum
Faurie's hypopterygium moss
As recorded: Hypopterygium fauriei Besch.
Plantae › Bryophyta › Bryopsida › Hypopterygiales › Hypopterygiaceae
- Collected by
- Schofield, W.B.
- Collector number
- 15490
- Date
- August 24, 1961
- Locality
- British Columbia: N.E. shore, Hibben Island, Queen Charlotte Islands
- Region
- British Columbia, Canada
- Identified by
- Schofield, W.B.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On August 24, 1961, Schofield, W.B. also collected 1 other specimen.
Hypopterygium flavolimbatum observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1961. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 231 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-28.

2026-10-28
Cape Scott Park, Vancouver Island, BC, Canada
(c) John D Reynolds, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-28
Cape Scott Park, Vancouver Island, BC, Canada
(c) John D Reynolds, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-23
Petersburg County, US-AK, US
(c) Eric Rizzo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-23
Petersburg County, US-AK, US
(c) rhiannonglo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-22
Central Coast, BC, Canada
(c) Jack Bindernagel, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-21
Beales Estuary & Creek. Near Bella Bella, Central Coast, BC, Canada
(c) John D Reynolds, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Hypopterygium flavolimbatum. BISH 86980. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956615426. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/86980.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956615426 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
