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Polytrichum commune (also known as common haircap, [2] great golden maidenhair, [2] great goldilocks, [2] common haircap moss, or common hair moss) is a species of moss found in many regions with high humidity and rainfall. The species can be exceptionally tall for a moss with stems often exceeding 30 cm (12 in) and rarely reaching 70 cm (27.5 ...
Polytrichum is a genus of mosses — commonly called haircap moss or hair moss — which contains approximately 70 species that have a cosmopolitan distribution. The genus Polytrichum has a number of closely related sporophytic characters. The scientific name is derived from the Ancient Greek words polys, meaning "many", and thrix, meaning "hair".
Polytrichum piliferum, the bristly haircap, is an evergreen perennial species of moss in the family Polytrichaceae. [2] The bristly haircap moss is small-sized to medium-sized and forms loose tufts [3] with wine-reddish stems. [4] It is an acrocarpous moss that appears bluish-green to grey. [5]
Polytrichum strictum, commonly known as bog haircap moss [1] or strict haircap, [2] is an evergreen and perennial species of moss native to Sphagnum bogs and other moist habitats in temperate climates. It has a circumboreal distribution, and is also found in South America and Antarctica. [3]
Polytrichastrum formosum, commonly known as the bank haircap moss, [2] is a species of moss belonging to the family Polytrichaceae. It has a cosmopolitan distribution, found mostly in temperate latitudes in the Northern Hemisphere [3] and especially dominant in Europe and North America. However, it has also been identified in India, China ...
Juniper haircap moss have a well-developed system of tiny tubes for carrying water from the rhizoids to leaves that is uncharacteristic of mosses, resembling the system that has evolved in vascular plants such as ferns, gymnosperms and angiosperms. As a result of this developed system, stems have greater potential for height than in typical mosses.
Polytrichum hyperboreum (commonly referred to as Arctic haircap moss [1]) is a species of moss belonging to the genus Polytrichum, commonly found throughout arctic regions of the world. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Members of this dioecious species readily produces sporophytes with their sporophytic structure, consisting of a foot, seta, capsule, and a hairy ...
sphagnum moss (Sphagnum flexuosum) There are at least 23 species of clubmosses and 153 species of mosses found in the state of Montana in the United States. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The Montana Natural Heritage Program has identified a number of clubmoss and moss species as species of concern .