Polytrichum ohioense
Ohio Haircap Moss
6
Bishop specimens
0
Type specimens
1941
First collected
1972
Last collected
2026
Last seen alive
Two centuries of collecting
The oldest Bishop specimen was collected in 1941 by Haugen, A.O. (Barry County, Michigan. Edge of bog SE 1/4 SE 1/4 sec. 34, T3N, R10W). The Museum last collected it in 1972; iNaturalist observers have seen it in the wild as recently as August 8, 2026.
From the collection
Alive today
200 research-grade iNaturalist sightings in the wild since 2000. Most recent first.
2026-08-08
United States
(c) April D. Moore, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-28
Lake County, OH, USA
(c) Jim Heflich, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-17
Edgartown, MA, US
(c) Chris Baer, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-07-14
Charles, Newport News, VA 23602, USA
(c) Karl von Schmidt-Pauli, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-08
Clark County, US-IL, US
(c) H. Wilson Montgomery, Jr., some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-06
Downingtown
(c) j_owen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-03
Coloma, MI, US
(c) mreen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-05-06
Westchester County, NY, USA
(c) Taro Ietaka, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)