Rhytidiopsis robusta
Pipecleaner Moss
5
Bishop specimens
0
Type specimens
1955
First collected
1973
Last collected
2026
Last seen alive
Two centuries of collecting
The oldest Bishop specimen was collected in 1955 by Crum, H.; Schofield, W.B. (bank of trail from Waterton Lakes to Alderson Lake). The Museum last collected it in 1973; iNaturalist observers have seen it in the wild as recently as October 24, 2026.
From the collection
Alive today
1,829 research-grade iNaturalist sightings in the wild since 2000. Most recent first.
2026-10-24
Squamish-Lillooet, BC, Canada
(c) Griffin Duckworth, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-21
Olga, WA, US
(c) DMeade, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-18
Fraser Valley, BC, CA
(c) mossy-mo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-18
Hollyburn Mountain, Cypress Provincial Park, Greater Vancouver, BC, Canada
(c) John D Reynolds, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-18
Hollyburn Mountain, Cypress Provincial Park, Greater Vancouver, BC, Canada
(c) John D Reynolds, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-18
Fraser Valley, BC, CA
(c) mossy-mo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-11
Central Kootenay, CA-BC, CA
(c) mandyross, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-11
Mount Benson Rd, Nanaimo, BC, CA
(c) Liam Steele, some rights reserved (CC BY)