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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 ...
This characteristic allows them to be separated from the bristly haircap (Polytrichum piliferum), a plant that the juniper haircap moss closely resembles. The difference is that the bristly haircap has a clear (white) leaf tip. [5] The leaves of juniper haircap moss are lanceolate and upright spreading when dry, and when moist, wide-spreading.
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
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]
Polytrichum ohioense is a species of Polytrichaceae, commonly referred to as Ohio polytrichum moss [2] or Ohio hair-cap moss. [3] It is found on soil and rocks of dry to moist hardwood forests of Eastern North America , New Mexico and Europe .
Sedum sarmentosum, known as stringy stonecrop, [1] gold moss stonecrop, and graveyard moss, [2] is a perennial flowering plant in the family Crassulaceae native to East Asia (China and Korea) and Southeast Asia . [3]
Dawsonia superba is a moss in the family Polytrichaceae that is found in Australia, New Guinea, Malaysia, [2] and New Zealand. [3] D. superba is the tallest self-supporting moss in the world, reaching heights of 60 cm (24 in). [4]