Polytrichum juniperinum (Juniper hair cap)

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Polytrichum juniperinum Hedw.

Juniper hair cap, juniper polytrichum moss

Kingdom	Plantae	Plants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae
Division	Bryophyta	Mosses
Subdivision	Musci	Mosses (all 12,000 of them)
Class	Bryopsida	Mosses with arthrodontous spore capsules, which is most of them
Subclass	Bryidae	Mosses with a double peristome with alternating tooth segments
Order	Polytrichales	A group of mosses which tend to be among the larger ones, with a thickened central stem and root
Family	Polytrichaceae	A group of mosses which tend to be among the larger ones, with a thickened central stem and root
Genus	Polytrichum	From Greek poly, “many,” trichum, “hair”
Species	juniperinum	Resembling Juniperus, bluish-brown, like berries of juniper

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3/21/2012 · Nashua River Rail Trail, Groton Center, Groton, Massachusetts · ≈ 7 × 4½″ (17 × 11 cm)

8/6/2009 · Nashua River Rail Trail, Groton, Massachusetts · ≈ 8 × 5″ (19 × 13 cm) ID is uncertain

Polytrichum apiculatum Kindb.

Polytrichum juniperinum Hedw. var. waghornei Kindb.

Polytrichum juniperinum description by Thomas H. Kent, last updated 5 Oct 2021.

Also Reindeer Lichen, Reindeer Moss (Cladonia rangiferina) · 8/3/2009 · 111 Near 119, Pepperell, Massachusetts · ≈ 10 × 7″ (26 × 17 cm) ID is uncertain

Also Reindeer Lichen, Reindeer Moss (Cladonia rangiferina) · 8/3/2009 · 111 Near 119, Pepperell, Massachusetts · ≈ 2½ × 2′ (86 × 57 cm) ID is uncertain

4/3/2010 · Point Lookout (Elev 550'), Lincolnville, Maine · ≈ 13 × 9″ (33 × 22 cm)

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