Polytrichastrum alpinum (Hedw.) G. L. Sm. var. alpinum

Locations ofPolytrichastrum alpinum (Hedw.) G. L. Sm. var. alpinum in Virginia

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Family
Polytrichaceae
Botanical Name
Polytrichastrum alpinum (Hedw.) G. L. Sm. var. alpinum
Common Name
Alpine Haircap Moss
Synonym(s)
Polytrichum alpinum Hedw.
Flora of Virginia Name/Status
Not applicable
Comments
This moss, common across northern and boreal North America, is evidently rare in Virginia.
Habitat
Known in Virginia from a single, high-elevation, Blue Ridge site: cliff shelf, Stony Man Mountain, Shenandoah National Park (Biodiversity occurrence data published by DUKE. Accessed through Consortium of North American Bryophyte Herbaria (CNABH) Data Portal, http//:bryophyteportal.org/portal/index.php, 2015-01-31).
Native Status
Native

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