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Polytrichum piliferum

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Bristly Haircap Moss

G5Secure Found in 38 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.127400
Element CodeNBMUS5T080
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryNonvascular Plant
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomPlantae
PhylumBryophyta
ClassBryopsida
OrderPolytrichales
FamilyPolytrichaceae
GenusPolytrichum
Other Common Names
polytrichum moss (EN) Polytrichum Moss (EN) Polytric porte-poil (FR)
Concept Reference
Anderson, L.E., H.A. Crum, and W.R. Buck. 1990. List of the mosses of North America north of Mexico. The Bryologist 93(4):448-499.
Conservation Status
Rank MethodExpertise without calculation
Review Date2015-01-29
Change Date1991-04-29
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
OntarioS5Yes
British ColumbiaS5Yes
QuebecS5Yes
Yukon TerritoryS5Yes
Island of NewfoundlandS4Yes
NunavutS3Yes
SaskatchewanS5Yes
Northwest TerritoriesS4Yes
Nova ScotiaS5Yes
ManitobaS4Yes
Prince Edward IslandS4Yes
LabradorS4Yes
AlbertaS4Yes
New BrunswickS5Yes
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
IndianaSNRYes
WyomingS5Yes
VirginiaSNRYes
HawaiiSNRYes
New MexicoSNRYes
CaliforniaSNRYes
OhioSNRYes
WashingtonSNRYes
AlabamaSNRYes
ConnecticutSNRYes
VermontS5Yes
MassachusettsSNRYes
MichiganSNRYes
PennsylvaniaS4Yes
OregonSNRYes
MinnesotaSNRYes
TennesseeS1Yes
New YorkSNRYes
New HampshireSNRYes
AlaskaSNRYes
LouisianaSNRYes
MissouriSUYes
KansasSNRYes
UtahSNRYes
MontanaSNRYes
New JerseySNRYes
ColoradoSNRYes
MaineSNRYes
North DakotaSNRYes
ArkansasSNRYes
KentuckyS1Yes
NebraskaSNRYes
North CarolinaSNRYes
West VirginiaSNRYes
IowaSNRYes
WisconsinS4Yes
IdahoSNRYes
South DakotaSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (38)
Alaska (3)
AreaForestAcres
Boston BarChugach National Forest53,617
Johnson PassChugach National Forest152,508
ResurrectionChugach National Forest224,615
California (11)
AreaForestAcres
Eagle PeakCleveland National Forest6,481
Ferguson RidgeSierra National Forest6,104
Grouse LakesTahoe National Forest19,085
Middle YubaTahoe National Forest7,379
Mill CreekLassen National Forest7,587
No NameCleveland National Forest4,897
Orleans Mtn. CSix Rivers National Forest15,589
RussianKlamath National Forest21,771
SnoozerKlamath National Forest23,414
Table Mtn.Inyo National Forest4,215
Trumbull PeakStanislaus National Forest6,164
Colorado (2)
AreaForestAcres
Pole Mountain / Finger MesaRio Grande NF43,863
Red TableWhite River NF39,122
Maine (1)
AreaForestAcres
Caribou - Speckled ExtWhite Mountain National Forest5,988
Montana (4)
AreaForestAcres
Buckhorn Ridge (MT)Kootenai National Forest34,716
Crazy MountainGallatin National Forest82,093
Middle Mtn. / Tobacco RootsBeaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest96,487
Roderick #684Kootenai National Forest29,677
New Hampshire (5)
AreaForestAcres
Cherry MountainWhite Mountain National Forest8,766
Great Gulf Ext.White Mountain National Forest15,110
Presidential - Dry River ExtWhite Mountain National Forest10,555
WatervilleWhite Mountain National Forest4,312
Wild RiverWhite Mountain National Forest46,878
Oregon (6)
AreaForestAcres
Hebo 1aSiuslaw National Forest13,930
Mclennon MountainWillamette National Forest8,085
TahkenitchSiuslaw National Forest5,799
TenmileSiuslaw National Forest10,818
Twin MountainWallowa-Whitman National Forest58,533
Waldo - Salmon CreekWillamette National Forest3,195
Washington (6)
AreaForestAcres
BackboneGifford Pinchot National Forest1,201
Eagle RockMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest34,064
Jefferson RidgeOlympic National Forest6,512
Liberty BellOkanogan National Forest108,495
LightningOlympic National Forest7,179
South HuckleberryColville National Forest10,117
References (2)
  1. Anderson, L.E., H.A. Crum, and W.R. Buck. 1990. List of the mosses of North America north of Mexico. The Bryologist 93(4):448-499.
  2. Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2007b. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 27. Bryophytes: Mosses, Part 1. Oxford University Press, New York. xxi + 713 pp.