Brachythecium turgidum
Turgid Brachythecium Moss
Photo: (c) Tyler Miller, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Tyler Miller (iNaturalist)
6
Bishop specimens
0
Type specimens
1946
First collected
1976
Last collected
2025
Last seen alive
Two centuries of collecting
The oldest Bishop specimen was collected in 1946 by Steere, W.C. (Mackinac Co.; at edge of intermittent pool, south shore of Bois Blanc Island, west of Pointe aux Pins). The Museum last collected it in 1976; iNaturalist observers have seen it in the wild as recently as September 11, 2025.
From the collection
Alive today
15 research-grade iNaturalist sightings in the wild since 2000. Most recent first.
2025-09-11
Tux, Schwaz, Österreich
(c) Stefan Gey, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-08-29
Bruce, CA-ON, CA
(c) Tyler Miller, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-08-29
Bruce, CA-ON, CA
(c) Tyler Miller, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-10-16
Lake Huron, CA-ON, CA
(c) Tyler Miller, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-08-22
Manitoulin, CA-ON, CA
(c) Tyler Miller, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-06-05
Lake Huron, CA-ON, CA
(c) Tyler Miller, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-04-30
Ontario, CA
(c) Tyler Miller, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2023-09-10
Manitoulin, CA-ON, CA
(c) Carl-Adam Wegenschimmel, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)