Species

Polytrichum piliferum (Bristly haircap moss)

Polytrichum piliferum. Photo: (c) wasopc, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

iNaturalist • Wikipedia

Polytrichum is a genus of mosses — commonly called haircap moss or hair moss — which contains approximately 70 species that cover a cosmopolitan distribution. (Less common vernacular names include bird wheat and pigeon wheat.)

Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Plantae (Plants)
  - Phylum: Bryophyta (Mosses)
    - Class: Polytrichopsida
      - Order: Polytrichales
        Family: Polytrichaceae (Haircap moss family)
        Genus: Polytrichum (Haircap mosses)
        Species: Polytrichum piliferum (Bristly haircap moss)

Sightings

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Discussion

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