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Polytrichastrum alpinum (Hedw.) G.L. Sm. var. alpinum

Alpine haircap moss

KingdomPlantaePlants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae
DivisionBryophytaMosses
SubdivisionMusciMosses (all 12,000 of them)
ClassBryopsidaMosses with arthrodontous spore capsules, which is most of them
SubclassBryidaeMosses with a double peristome with alternating tooth segments
OrderPolytrichalesA group of mosses which tend to be among the larger ones, with a thickened central stem and root
FamilyPolytrichaceaeA group of mosses which tend to be among the larger ones, with a thickened central stem and root
GenusPolytrichastrum
SpeciesalpinumOf an alpine origin or habit
var.alpinumOf an alpine origin or habit

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Polytrichastrum alpinum

Pogonatum alpinum (Hedw.) Röhl.

Polytrichum alpinum Hedw.

Pogonatum alpinum (Hedw.) Röhl. var. arcticum (Sw. ex Brid.) Brid.

Pogonatum alpinum (Hedw.) Röhl. var. brevifolium (R. Br.) Brid.

Polytrichum alpinum Hedw. var. brevifolium (R. Br.) Müll. Hal.

Pogonatum alpinum (Hedw.) Röhl. var. campanulatum (Hornsch.) Bruch & Schimp.

Polytrichum alpinum Hedw. var. campanulatum (Hornsch.) Müll. Hal.

Pogonatum alpinum (Hedw.) Röhl. var. macounii (Kindb.) Cardot & Thér.

Polytrichum alpinum Hedw. var. macounii (Kindb.) K. Saito

Pogonatum alpinum (Hedw.) Röhl. var. septentrionale (Sw.) Brid.

Pogonatum alpinum (Hedw.) Röhl. var. sylvaticum (Menz.) Lindb.

Polytrichastrum alpinum (Hedw.) G.L. Sm. var. septentrionale (Sw.) G.L. Sm.

Polytrichum alpinum Hedw. var. septentrionale (Sw.) Lindb.

Polytrichum alpinum Hedw. var. sylvaticum (Menz.) Lindb.

Polytrichum arcticum Sw. ex Brid.

Pogonatum macounii (Kindb.) Kindb. & Macoun

Polytrichum norvegicum Hedw.

 

Polytrichastrum alpinum var. alpinum description by Thomas H. Kent, last updated 25 May 2020.

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Polytrichastrum alpinum (alpine haircap moss)

7/13/2015 · Mt. Mansfield, Stowe/Cambridge, Ver­mont
≈ 8 × 6" (20 × 14 cm) ID is uncertain