University of Wisconsin-Madison Herbarium, Bryophytes
Catalog #:
WIS-B-0019932
Taxon:Polytrichastrum formosum (Hedw.) G.L. Sm. Family: Polytrichaceae
Collector:
Dale H Vitt 24709
Date: 1979-06-25
Locality:
Canada, British Columbia, Skeena-Queen Charlotte, PRINCE RUPERT AREA: Lewis Island, on North end of island near and just inland from abandoned houses
54.016667 -130.25
Verbatim Coordinates:
54-01'N, 130-15'W
Verbatim Elevation:
near sea level
Habitat:
along sea shore rocks and in extensive blanket bog several 100 meters Inland. The bog with open aspect and few trees present. Dominant bryophytes include Sphagnum imbricatum and Sphagnum tenellum. Granitic rocks exposed with Andreaea rupestris abundant