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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.
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 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.
Polytrichum juniperinum, commonly known as juniper haircap [1] or juniper polytrichum moss, [2] is an evergreen and perennial species of moss that is widely distributed, growing on every continent including Antarctica.
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]
Life cycle of a typical moss (Polytrichum commune) The moss life-cycle starts with a haploid spore that germinates to produce a protonema (pl. protonemata), which is either a mass of thread-like filaments or thalloid (flat and thallus-like). Massed moss protonemata typically look like a thin green felt, and may grow on damp soil, tree bark ...
Polytrichaceae is a common family of mosses. Members of this family tend to be larger than other mosses, with the larger species occurring in particularly moist habitats. The leaves have specialized sheaths at the base and a midrib that bears photosynthetic lamellae on the upper surface. These mosses are capable of sustaining high rates of ...