University of Colorado Museum of Natural History Herbarium Bryophyte Collection (COLO:B)
COLO-B-0042591
0d62b9ac-f368-4dce-9d69-b7f7e5d644b8
B-71906
Pogonatum contortum (Menzies ex Brid.) Lesq.
Polytrichaceae
D.H. Vitt (1978-06-23)
Determiner assumed to be Collector; Date approximate
Dale Vitt
24498
1979-06-23
Canada, British Columbia, Prince Rupert Area: Pitt Island, Along South shore of Holmes Lake.
54.2 -129.766667
54° 12' N 129° 46' W
meters
near sea level
In coastal rain forest and blanket bog near shore of lake and along lake edge. Dominant vegetation of Chamaecyparis nootkatensis, Blechnum spicant, Cornus unalaschkensis, Gaultheria shallon, Linnaea borealis, And Tsuga martensiana. Sphagnum papillosum, S. tenellum, & Siphula ceratites dominant in bogs, with abundant epiphytes on both conifers and angiosperms.