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Polytrichum commune

Hedw.

Common Haircap Moss

G5Secure Found in 22 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.946480
Element CodeNBMUS5T130
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
Polytric commun (FR) polytrichum moss (EN)
Concept Reference
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.
Taxonomic Comments
FNA vol. 27 (2007) narrows the concept for this species as it elevates Polytrichum commune var. jensenii to full species as Polytrichum jensenii.
Conservation Status
Rank MethodExpertise without calculation
Review Date2015-06-22
Change Date2015-06-22
Range Extent Comments
Widely distributed in the North America, throughout temperate and boreal latitudes in the Northern Hemisphere, Mexico, Pacific Islands (New Zealand), and Australia (FNA vol. 27, 2007).
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
British ColumbiaS5Yes
Nova ScotiaS5Yes
OntarioS5Yes
Northwest TerritoriesS4Yes
ManitobaS4Yes
AlbertaS4Yes
Island of NewfoundlandS4Yes
SaskatchewanS5Yes
LabradorS4Yes
QuebecSNRYes
New BrunswickS5Yes
Yukon TerritoryS4Yes
Prince Edward IslandS5Yes
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
AlaskaSNRYes
MarylandSNRYes
ColoradoSNRYes
ArkansasSNRYes
OklahomaSNRYes
MassachusettsSNRYes
IndianaSNRYes
TexasSNRYes
MissouriSNRYes
DelawareSNRYes
ConnecticutSNRYes
MaineSNRYes
IdahoSNRYes
VermontS5Yes
OhioSNRYes
CaliforniaSNRYes
WisconsinS4Yes
MontanaSNRYes
WashingtonSNRYes
New YorkSNRYes
KentuckySNRYes
Rhode IslandSNRYes
VirginiaSNRYes
IllinoisSNRYes
UtahSNRYes
FloridaSNRYes
New JerseySNRYes
OregonSNRYes
KansasSNRYes
IowaSNRYes
LouisianaSNRYes
WyomingSNRYes
New HampshireSNRYes
South DakotaSNRYes
MississippiSNRYes
GeorgiaSNRYes
North CarolinaSNRYes
PennsylvaniaSNRYes
MinnesotaSNRYes
TennesseeS3Yes
South CarolinaSNRYes
MichiganSNRYes
NebraskaSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (22)
Alaska (2)
AreaForestAcres
Kenai LakeChugach National Forest213,172
ResurrectionChugach National Forest224,615
Arkansas (2)
AreaForestAcres
Devils CanyonOzark-St. Francis National Forest1,877
Dismal CreekOzark-St. Francis National Forest9,160
California (1)
AreaForestAcres
East YubaTahoe National Forest17,968
Georgia (4)
AreaForestAcres
Boggs CreekChattahoochee National Forest2,073
Helton CreekChattahoochee National Forest2,348
Pink KnobChattahoochee National Forest12,127
Sarah's CreekChattahoochee National Forest6,888
Minnesota (1)
AreaForestAcres
Hegman LakesSuperior National Forest675
New Hampshire (2)
AreaForestAcres
Dartmouth RangeWhite Mountain National Forest9,233
Pemigewasset ExtWhite Mountain National Forest15,840
North Carolina (5)
AreaForestAcres
BearwallowPisgah National Forest4,113
Graveyard Ridge (addition)Pisgah National Forest1,958
Overflow CreekNantahala National Forest3,379
Sam Knob (addition)Pisgah National Forest2,576
Wesser BaldNantahala National Forest4,061
Oregon (1)
AreaForestAcres
Hebo 1aSiuslaw National Forest13,930
Virginia (1)
AreaForestAcres
The PriestGeorge Washington National Forest5,737
Washington (2)
AreaForestAcres
Boulder RiverMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest32,563
Glacier Peak LMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest14,084
Wisconsin (1)
AreaForestAcres
09161 - Gates LakeChequamegon-Nicolet National Forest5,255
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.