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Polytrichastrum alpinum (Hedw.) G.L. Sm.
Alpine haircap moss
| Kingdom | Plantae | Plants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae |
| Division | Bryophyta | Mosses |
| Subdivision | Musci | Mosses (all 12,000 of them) |
| Class | Bryopsida | Mosses with arthrodontous spore capsules, which is most of them |
| Subclass | Bryidae | Mosses with a double peristome with alternating tooth segments |
| Order | Polytrichales | A group of mosses which tend to be among the larger ones, with a thickened central stem and root |
| Family | Polytrichaceae | A group of mosses which tend to be among the larger ones, with a thickened central stem and root |
| Genus | Polytrichastrum | |
| Species | alpinum | |
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Polytrichastrum alpinum description by Thomas H. Kent, not updated.
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7/13/2015 · Mt. Mansfield, Stowe/Cambridge, Vermont · ≈ 8 × 6″ (20 × 14 cm)  ID is uncertain 
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