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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
OntarioS5Yes
Yukon TerritoryS4Yes
Prince Edward IslandS5Yes
SaskatchewanS5Yes
Nova ScotiaS5Yes
LabradorS4Yes
Northwest TerritoriesS4Yes
New BrunswickS5Yes
Island of NewfoundlandS4Yes
British ColumbiaS5Yes
AlbertaS4Yes
ManitobaS4Yes
QuebecSNRYes
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
NebraskaSNRYes
MichiganSNRYes
MississippiSNRYes
ColoradoSNRYes
VermontS5Yes
ConnecticutSNRYes
LouisianaSNRYes
WyomingSNRYes
TexasSNRYes
MassachusettsSNRYes
GeorgiaSNRYes
Rhode IslandSNRYes
New JerseySNRYes
CaliforniaSNRYes
MissouriSNRYes
FloridaSNRYes
IllinoisSNRYes
MarylandSNRYes
DelawareSNRYes
MinnesotaSNRYes
IowaSNRYes
VirginiaSNRYes
South CarolinaSNRYes
ArkansasSNRYes
OhioSNRYes
WashingtonSNRYes
OregonSNRYes
New YorkSNRYes
KansasSNRYes
UtahSNRYes
TennesseeS3Yes
IndianaSNRYes
South DakotaSNRYes
IdahoSNRYes
New HampshireSNRYes
North CarolinaSNRYes
AlaskaSNRYes
WisconsinS4Yes
MaineSNRYes
OklahomaSNRYes
MontanaSNRYes
PennsylvaniaSNRYes
KentuckySNRYes
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.