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Polytrichastrum alpinum

(Hedw.) G.L. Sm.

Alpine Haircap Moss

G5Secure Found in 26 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.122982
Element CodeNBMUS9S010
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryNonvascular Plant
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomPlantae
PhylumBryophyta
ClassBryopsida
OrderPolytrichales
FamilyPolytrichaceae
GenusPolytrichastrum
Synonyms
Pogonatum alpinum(Hedw.) Rohl.Polytrichum alpinumHedw.
Other Common Names
alpine polytrichastrum moss (EN) Alpine Polytrichastrum Moss (EN) Polytric alpin (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.
Taxonomic Comments
FNA (vol. 27, 2007) recognizes 4 distinct varieties wihin this taxon: Polytrichastrum alpinum var. alpinum, Polytrichastrum alpinum var. sylvaticum, Polytrichastrum alpinum var. septentrionale, and Polytrichastrum alpinum var. fragile.
Conservation Status
Rank MethodExpertise without calculation
Review Date2015-06-05
Change Date2012-12-13
Rank Reasons
This species is widely distributed in northern North America, and throughout cool temperate and boreal latitudes in the Northern Hemisphere, south temperate South America, Pacific Islands (New Zealand), Australia and Antarctica (Flora of North America 2007 vol 27).
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
Nova ScotiaS5Yes
QuebecSNRYes
British ColumbiaS4Yes
Island of NewfoundlandS4Yes
NunavutS4Yes
OntarioS5Yes
ManitobaSUYes
AlbertaS3Yes
Yukon TerritoryS4Yes
LabradorS4Yes
Northwest TerritoriesS4Yes
New BrunswickS5Yes
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
UtahSNRYes
New YorkSNRYes
ColoradoSNRYes
VirginiaSNRYes
PennsylvaniaS1Yes
MaineSNRYes
New MexicoSNRYes
MichiganSNRYes
WashingtonSNRYes
VermontS5Yes
AlaskaSNRYes
MontanaSNRYes
OregonSNRYes
WyomingSNRYes
CaliforniaSNRYes
North CarolinaS1Yes
IdahoSNRYes
WisconsinS4Yes
MassachusettsSNRYes
MinnesotaSNRYes
West VirginiaSNRYes
New HampshireSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (26)
Alaska (19)
AreaForestAcres
Behm IslandsTongass National Forest4,777
ChichagofTongass National Forest555,858
Douglas IslandTongass National Forest28,065
EudoraTongass National Forest195,022
Game CreekTongass National Forest54,469
GravinaTongass National Forest37,381
HyderTongass National Forest121,723
Juneau UrbanTongass National Forest101,581
Juneau-Skagway IcefieldTongass National Forest1,187,268
KartaTongass National Forest52,117
LindenbergTongass National Forest25,855
North RevillaTongass National Forest215,430
RedoubtTongass National Forest68,347
ResurrectionChugach National Forest224,615
RevillaTongass National Forest29,298
RhineTongass National Forest23,010
Sitka UrbanTongass National Forest112,003
Taku-SnettishamTongass National Forest664,928
Tenakee RidgeTongass National Forest20,527
Idaho (1)
AreaForestAcres
Bighorn - WeitasNez Perce-Clearwater National Forest254,845
Washington (6)
AreaForestAcres
Eagle RockMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest34,064
Jefferson RidgeOlympic National Forest6,512
LightningOlympic National Forest7,179
Mt. Baker MaMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest24,847
SiouxonGifford Pinchot National Forest12,773
South QuinaultOlympic National Forest11,081
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.